Copacabana

Copacabana is a Brazilian located in the of the city of , Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.
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  • Type: Suburb with 146,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
  • Also known as: “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Historically known as: “Kobokabana”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ the Redeemer and Fort Copacabana.

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is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in , Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. is situated 3½ km northwest of Copacabana.

Fort
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is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The base is open to the public and contains the Museu Histórico do Exército and a coastal defense fort that is the actual .

Peak
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is a mountain in central , . It is a 710-metre granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances. is situated 3½ km northwest of Copacabana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zona Sul and Botafogo.

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The South Zone of Rio de Janeiro is where most tourists usually stay. Lots of hotels, from the fancy 5-stars like Copacabana Palace to hostels, are to be found in the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, which also have three famous beaches, the latter two just being separated by the canal that drains the Lagoa into the sea.

Suburb
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is a beachfront neighborhood in , . It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, , and neighborhoods. is situated 4½ km west of Copacabana.

Copacabana

Latitude
-22.972° or 22° 58′ 19″ south
Longitude
-43.1843° or 43° 11′ 4″ west
Population
146,000
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
589R2RH8+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1613993147
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3473664
Wiki­data ID
Q202730
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yakut—“Copacabana” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Copacabana”
  • Arabic: “شاطئ كوباكبانا”
  • Arabic: “كوبا كابانا”
  • Arabic: “كوباكابانا”
  • Arabic: “كوباكبانا”
  • Armenian: “Կոպակաբանա”
  • Armenian: “Կոպակաբոննա”
  • Arpitan: “Copacabana”
  • Asturian: “Copacabana”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kopakabana çimərliyi”
  • Basque: “Copacabana”
  • Bosnian: “Copacabana”
  • Bosnian: “Kopakabana”
  • Bulgarian: “Копакабана”
  • Catalan: “Copacabana”
  • Chinese: “科帕卡巴纳”
  • Chinese: “科帕卡瓦纳”
  • Croatian: “Copacabana”
  • Czech: “Copacabana”
  • Danish: “Copacabana”
  • Dutch: “Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)”
  • Dutch: “Copacabana”
  • Esperanto: “Copacabana”
  • Finnish: “Copacabana”
  • French: “Copacabana”
  • Georgian: “კოპაკაბანა”
  • German: “Copacabana”
  • German: “Rio de Janeiro/Copacabana”
  • Greek: “Κοπακαμπάνα”
  • Hebrew: “קופקבנה”
  • Hindi: “कोपाकाबाना, रियो डि जेनेरो”
  • Hindi: “कोपाकाबाना”
  • Hungarian: “Copacabana”
  • Ido: “Copacabana”
  • Indonesian: “Copacabana”
  • Interlingua: “Copacabana”
  • Interlingue: “Copacabana”
  • Italian: “Copacabana”
  • Japanese: “コパカバーナ”
  • Kazakh: “Копакабана”
  • Korean: “코파카바나”
  • Latin: “Copacabana”
  • Latvian: “Kopakabana”
  • Limburgan: “Copacabana”
  • Lithuanian: “Kopakabana”
  • Luxembourgish: “Copacabana”
  • Macedonian: “Копакабана”
  • Malay: “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Malay: “Copacabana”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Copacabana”
  • Norwegian: “Copacabana”
  • Persian: “ساحل کپاکاپانا”
  • Persian: “کپاکاپانا”
  • Persian: “کوپاکابانا”
  • Polish: “Copacabana”
  • Portuguese: “bairro de Copacabana”
  • Portuguese: “Copacabana”
  • Romanian: “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Romanian: “Copacabana”
  • Russian: “Капакабана”
  • Russian: “Копакабана”
  • Scots: “Copacabana”
  • Serbian: “Copacabana”
  • Serbian: “Kopakabana”
  • Serbian: “Копакабана”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Copacabana”
  • Sicilian: “Copacabana”
  • Slovak: “Copacabana”
  • Slovenian: “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Slovenian: “Copacabana”
  • Spanish: “Bairro de Copacabana”
  • Spanish: “Copacabana”
  • Swedish: “Copacabana”
  • Swedish: “Copacabanastranden”
  • Swedish: “Sacopenapã”
  • Thai: “กอปากาบานา”
  • Turkish: “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Turkish: “Copacabana”
  • Ukrainian: “Копакабана”
  • Urdu: “کوپاکابانا، ریو ڈی جینیرو”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Copacabana”
  • Wu Chinese: “科帕卡瓦纳 (里约热内卢)”
  • Wu Chinese: “科帕卡瓦纳（里约热内卢）”
  • Yakut: “Копакабана”

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