at a glance

botafogo is an overall safe neighborhood, with caution recommended  for botafogo beach and the promenade that should be avoided at night. 

additionally, very fast car and bus traffic requires particular attention when crossing the avenue to reach the beach -  there are two underground passages at the two ends of the beach that should be used to cross the avenue.

visitors who want to learn more about past and current life of botafogo can click here to access the associação de moradores e amigos de botafogo (amab), an excellent website dedicated to this district.

readers interested in an in-depth look at the history of botafogo can find a wealth of information on this page on the website by marcillio.