Morro da Babilônia

The Morro da Babilônia 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.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 72 metres
  • Description: favela in Leme, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Morro da Babilonia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sugarloaf Mountain and Earth Science Museum.

Peak
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is a peak situated…

Museum
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The Earth Sciences Museum is a geological museum in , .

Aerial lift
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The Sugarloaf Cable Car is a cableway system in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urca and Leme.

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood in , , with a population of nearly 7,000.

Suburb
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is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the…

Suburb
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is a beachfront neighborhood in , .

Morro da Babilônia

Latitude
-22.95739° or 22° 57′ 27″ south
Longitude
-43.1698° or 43° 10′ 11″ west
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
Open location code
589R2RVJ+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 146396109
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
7538602
Wiki­data ID
Q6914185
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Morro da Babilônia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Catalan: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Cebuano: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Chinese: “巴比倫尼亞山”
  • Dutch: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مورو دا بابيلونيا”
  • German: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Italian: “Favela di Babilonia”
  • Italian: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Ladin: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Portuguese: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Russian: “Морро-да-Бабилония”
  • Russian: “Морру-да-Бабилония”
  • Spanish: “Morro de Babilonia”
  • Swedish: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Turkish: “Morro da Babilônia”
  • Venetian: “Favela de Babilonia”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Estradinha and Figueira.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mirador do Semaphore and Cuidado Perigo.

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