at a glance

700 meters in length, and about 40 meters wide, this area is an ideal training space for teams playing soccer, rugby, and other sports - a jogging and bicycling track runs along the beach and connects to the adjacent flamengo beach.

there are no kiosks, bars, bathrooms, or lifeguards on duty, however, there are several shops and restaurants across the street from botafogo beach, including the botafogo praia shopping - this shopping mall has a variety of small restaurants facing the bay, offering spectacular views of the sugar loaf and the port.

being almost exclusively frequented by cariocas, this beach gives an authentic feel of rio de janeiro's beach life away from the more international copacabana and ipanema beach.