Leme

Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the of the City of , , next to , and . The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship.
Wikipedia
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Photo: Diego Silvestre, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 14,800 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
  • Also known as: “Leme Beach” and “Leme, Rio de Janeiro”
Photo: tommyk 421, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Gilberto Santa Rosa, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Marina Carvalho, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain and Morro da Babilônia.

Peak
Photo: Vincent E, Public domain.
is a peak situated in , Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of . Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.

Peak
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
The is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of , separating Copacabana beach from . It is home to a favela known by the same name, as well as the favela Chapéu Mangueira.

Beach
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is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urca and Copacabana.

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood in , , with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older.

Suburb
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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.

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.

Leme

Latitude
-22.9617° or 22° 57′ 42″ south
Longitude
-43.1669° or 43° 10′ 1″ west
Population
14,800
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
589R2RQM+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1613993284
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3473665
Wiki­data ID
Q429284
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Satellite Map

Discover Leme from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Leme” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Leme”
  • Bosnian: “Leme”
  • Catalan: “Leme”
  • Chinese: “莱米”
  • Croatian: “Leme”
  • Dutch: “Leme”
  • French: “Leme”
  • Georgian: “ლემე”
  • German: “Leme”
  • Hebrew: “למי”
  • Italian: “Leme”
  • Japanese: “レメ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leme”
  • Norwegian: “Leme”
  • Portuguese: “Leme”
  • Portuguese: “Praia do Leme”
  • Romanian: “Leme, Rio de Janeiro”
  • Romanian: “Leme”
  • Russian: “Леме (исторический район Рио-де-Жанейро)”
  • Russian: “Леме”
  • Serbian: “Леме”
  • Spanish: “Leme”
  • Turkish: “Leme”
  • Ukrainian: “Леме (історичний район Ріо-де-Жанейро)”
  • Ukrainian: “Леме”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leme Tênis Club and Praça do Campinho (NR).

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