Apothecary’s Square
The Largo do Boticário is a square in the Cosme Velho neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The square can be reached by the Beco do Boticário, that passes by the Carioca River.Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Largo do Boticário”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ the Redeemer and Museu Internacional de Arte Naïf do Brasil.
Christ the Redeemer
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Christ the Redeemer is situated 1½ km southwest of Apothecary’s Square.
Museu Internacional de Arte Naïf do Brasil
Museum
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Museu Internacional de Arte Naïf do Brasil is a museum, which is situated 280 metres east of Apothecary’s Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cosme Velho and Silvestre.
Cosme Velho
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Cosme Velho is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, adjacent to Laranjeiras. Its main street is Rua Cosme Velho, an extension of Rua das Laranjeiras.
Silvestre
Neighborhood
Silvestre is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood.
Rio Comprido
Suburb
Rio Comprido is a neighborhood located in the center of Rio de Janeiro city, in Brazil. It borders the Catumbi, Estácio, Praça da Bandeira and Tijuca neighborhoods.
Apothecary’s Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.93951° or 22° 56′ 22″ southLongitude
-43.20138° or 43° 12′ 5″ westOpen location code
589R3Q6X+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 504600411OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q10316367
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Apothecary’s Square” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان بوتيشاريو”
- French: “Largo do Boticário”
- Portuguese: “Largo do boticário”
- Portuguese: “Largo do Boticário”
- Spanish: “Largo do Boticário”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Professor Melo Silva and Quadra d G.R.E.S. Unidos ds Zona Sul.
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