at a glance

by taxi lapa is about 20 minutes away from ipanema and copacabana, while the closest subway stop to lapa is at cinelândia. one of the best sites to check programs and events on a nightly basis is lanalapa, accessible via this link - on this page we listed all neighborhoods in rio, including unofficial neighborhoods, divided by city zone.

this map shows all neighborhoods in rio de janeiro, grouped by city zone and color coded - zona west in pink, zona north in green, zona sul in light green, and zona central in beige. 

rio de janeiro's prefecture, through the instituto pereira passos, makes data and statistics about lapa available on this link, including data on land (território e meio ambiente), population (população) housing (domicílios), health (saúde), education (educação), buildings (imóveis), and infrastructure (infraestrutura).