The bayside districts between the centre and Copacabana — a curving beach with the postcard view of Sugarloaf, a buzzing local bar-and-food scene, and better value than the ocean beaches. More residential and authentic, well-connected by metro; a smart-value base with Sugarloaf on the doorstep.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€80–170
typical per night in Brazil
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Rio de Janeiro — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Botafogo & Flamengo and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Copacabana (beach)27 min walk2.2 km
- Copacabana Beach28 min walk2.4 km
- Christ the Redeemer8 min taxi2.7 km
- Santa Teresa & the tram11 min taxi3.7 km
- The Selarón Steps12 min taxi3.9 km
- A night out in Lapa12 min taxi4.1 km
- Ipanema Beach13 min taxi4.3 km
- Sunset at Arpoador13 min taxi4.4 km
- The Maracanã19 min taxi6.3 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 2.Sugarloaf Mountain — Ride the glass cable car in two stages up the sheer granite dome of Pão de Açúcar, rising straight from the sea at the harbour mouth — the view back over the city, the beaches and Christ on his peak is simply stupendous. Go for sunset, when the city lights come on and the sky turns pink.
- 14.Botafogo Bay & the Sugarloaf view — The curving beach of Botafogo frames the single most iconic view in Rio — the bay of bobbing yachts with Sugarloaf rising behind, unforgettable at dusk. A lovely, local spot to stroll or grab a drink, away from the ocean-beach crowds; the classic postcard, and a buzzing bar scene just behind.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Botafogo & Flamengo; flights via Google Flights.