at a glance

unrivalled by anywhere else in the world, réveillon was the scene of the biggest concert in history, when, in 1994, an estimated 3.5 million people descended on the beach, for a free rod steward concert - furthermore, copacabana is home to countless shops, restaurants, bars, banks, and galerias - mini malls with a few dozens shops. rio de janeiro's subway system, has 4 four stops in copacabana, and dozens of bus lines connect this district to all other parts of the city.

published by rio service tour, this is a great map of copacabana and leme, accessible on this link - one of our favorites blogs in rio de janeiro that provides news, updates, and cool facts is copacabana en foco, accessible via this link - this map shows all neighborhoods in rio de janeiro, grouped by city zone: 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 copacabana available on this link, including data on land (território e meio ambiente), population (população) housing (domicílios), health (saúde), education (educação), buildings (imóveis), and infrastructure.