Leme in Rio de Janeiro
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Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)

Copacabana is a bairro (neighbourhood) located in the Zona Sul (southern zone) of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.

Located at -22.967, -43.1807 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city), Beaches of Brazil, 2016 Summer Olympic venues, Copacabana, Visitor attractions in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Cemitério São João Batista

Cemitério São João Batista (Cemetery of Saint John the Baptist) is a private cemetery in the neighborhood of Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro owned and operated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (Holy House of Mercy of Rio de Janeiro) a charitable organization with a Catholic identity founded by the Portuguese in Rio during the colonial era.

Located at -22.9592, -43.1884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Brazil, Roman Catholic cemeteries, Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city), Visitor attractions in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas

The Brazilian Center for Physics Research (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas or CBPF) is a physics research center sponsored by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology. CBPF was founded in 1949 from a joint effort of Cesar Lattes, José Leite Lopes, and Jayme Tiomno.

Located at -22.954, -43.1737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Research institutes in Brazil, Physics institutes, Recipients of the José Reis Award of Scientific Divulgation

Urca

Urca is a traditional and wealthy residential neighborhood with nearly 7,000 inhabitants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older. What is now called the Forte São João, a military base at the foot of the Sugarloaf Mountain, is where the first Portuguese settlement in Rio was founded by Estácio de Sá on March 1st 1565.

Located at -22.9548, -43.1666 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Instituto Benjamin Constant

Instituto Benjamin Constant (IBC) is a part of Brazil's Ministry of Education, and is charged with promoting educational opportunities for the visually impaired. It is located in the neighborhood of Urca in Rio de Janeiro. IBC was created by imperial decree in 1854, and is named after the Brazilian soldier and intellectual Benjamin Constant. In addition to education and advocacy, it houses a braille press and offers courses in braille reading and publication.

Located at -22.9536, -43.1722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Blindness organizations, Government of Brazil, Education in Brazil

Leme (Rio de Janeiro)

Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the Zona Sul of the City of Rio de Janeiro, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship. The hotel Le Méridien closed in 2007 and is undergoing renovations by a new operator. Every year in the days leading up to New Year's on December 31 the traditional processions honoring Yemaja begin here.

Located at -22.9622, -43.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Copacabana Stadium

One of the most famous beaches in the world and Rio's best known postcards, Copacabana held the Games' Beach Volleyball, Triathlon and Aquatic Marathon competitions, keeping with the tradition of staging national and international sports events. For Triathlon, the swimming stage was held at one end of the beach – Posto 6 – and the Cycling and Racing events was held between Posto 2 and Posto 6. The Swimming Marathon used the same structure of Triathlon.

Located at -22.9656, -43.1724 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2016 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic volleyball venues, Copacabana, Venues of the 2007 Pan American Games, Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro)

The Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro, popularly known as the Fortaleza de São João or Forte (de) São João (Fort of St. John), is a 16th-century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, erected by Estácio de Sá to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion.

Located at -22.9434, -43.1565 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Forts in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city)