COPACABANA

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Essentials about Copacabana in brief

Copacabana is one of the best known and busiest neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro. The neighborhood is internationally famous, of course, as the namesake for its four kilometers of sandy beach. But Copacabana’s nightlife remains notorious as well. The neighborhood’s vibrant nightclub and disco scene is one of the hottest in the city.

The Copacabana district

Copacabana borders the equally famous Ipanema neighborhood to the south, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon to the west, the Botafogo neighborhood to the north, and the Leme neighborhood to the east. It is one of the most popular residential neighborhoods in Rio. Due to its dense development, the neighborhood has the highest population density in all of Rio de Janeiro. The approximately 300,000 people who call Copacabana home belong primarily to the upper middle class. However, on the hillsides of Copacabana to the north are also three favelas, home to poorer classes. Copacabana is therefore often compared to a contrasting melting pot of a strong mix of ethnicities and classes. Here, the great ethnic, cultural and social diversity of Brazilian society (which, of course, is not always without tensions) is evident.

Copacabana’s most famous street is Avenida Atlântica, the boulevard along Copacabana Beach. Some of Rio’s most famous hotels are located here. In addition, Avenida Atlântica is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists at any time of the day because of its many cafes, bars and restaurants.

The nightlife of Copacabana

Copacabana’s nightlife is also notorious. For a long time, the neighborhood was the center of the prostitution scene in Rio, but this has since been heavily regulated by the authorities. Today, people come to Copacabana in the evenings and at night mainly for the vibrant nightclub and disco scene. If you want to shake a leg to hot rhythms, Copacabana is the place to be.