along with many other parts of rio, the botafogo area
experienced rapid development during
the 19th century, boosted by the
fact that the
princess carlota joaquina spent several
seasons on her nearby ranch.
this brought new attention to the beach on the
botafogo bay,
resulting in the construction of
the gardens of the beria-mar avenue, around the edge of the
beach. in the early 20th century, it came to be one of the best know locations of rio de
janeiro, and so it remained to the modern days.