at a glance

the area maintains a tranquility in contrast to the busy streets and avenues of the city - it comprises a few kiosks serving basic snacks and drinks, and on certain holidays and special occasions live performances and shows for kids are held here.

from morro do pasmado, the entire district of botafogo can be seen, facing the guanabara bay and sheltered from the atlantic ocean by both sugar loaf mountain and the urca peninsula - urca is divided up into small lots, many of which were sold to small investors.

there are few better places to gaze at praia da urca (urca beach), which was man-made between 1920 and 1923, at night many lights beautifully illuminate the botafogo alcove.