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Ipanema Beach
A stylish Rio de Janeiro beach immortalised in bossa nova, known for stunning sunsets behind the Two Brothers peaks.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Leblon
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
About Leblon
Leblon works well as a base: 10 minutes from São Conrado, 1km from Ipanema Beach.
Leblon is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with about 38,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is São Conrado, about 5 km away.
Leblon (Portuguese pronunciation: [leˈblõ]) is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the South Zone of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, Lagoa, andRead more
Vidigal neighborhoods. It is regarded as a very affluent area and featured in lots of Brazilian popular culture.
Leblon began as a quilombo of escaped slaves created by a Portuguese abolitionist landowner.
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What is there to see near Leblon?
Within an hour or so of Leblon: Ipanema Beach (1 km), Vista Chinesa (3 km), Copacabana Beach (4 km), Christ the Redeemer (4 km).
Where is Leblon?
Leblon is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 5 km from São Conrado.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 37,709
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -22.9844, -43.2231
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Worth the detour from Leblon
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Vista Chinesa
A pagoda-style belvedere built in 1903 in the Tijuca forest, giving a framed view over the Lagoa, Corcovado, Ipanema and Sugarloaf. Reachable by car on the Estrada da Vista Chinesa.
3 km · about 5 min drive
beach
Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro's legendary four-kilometre stretch of sand framed by dramatic mountains and buzzing with energy.
4 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Christ the Redeemer
Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
4 km · about 5 min drive
tunnel
Rebouças Tunnel
Twin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
5 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)
A granite peak rising 396 meters from Guanabara Bay, reached by cable car with sweeping views of Rio's beaches, mountains, and cityscape.
8 km · about 15 min drive
photogenic
Escadaria Selaron
A staircase between Lapa and Santa Teresa covered by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron in over 2,000 tiles sent from 60 countries, worked on daily from 1990 until his death in 2013.
9 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
Confeitaria Colombo
An 1894 Rio patisserie of Belgian mirrors, Portuguese tiles and jacaranda cabinets, built when the city was flush with coffee money and still serving pastel de nata under a vast stained-glass skylight.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Leblon
- Right hereVista ChinesaA pagoda-style belvedere built in 1903 in the Tijuca forest, giving a framed view over the Lagoa, Corcovado, Ipanema and Sugarloaf. Reachable by car on the Estrada da Vista Chinesa.
- Right hereRebouças TunnelTwin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
- Right hereSugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)A granite peak rising 396 meters from Guanabara Bay, reached by cable car with sweeping views of Rio's beaches, mountains, and cityscape.
- Right hereRio-Niterói Bridge13 km box-girder giant striding across Guanabara Bay: the longest bridge in the Southern Hemisphere at its opening in 1974, with sweeping views of Rio's skyline.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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