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'''Botafogo''' (<small>local/standard </small>{{IPA|pt|bɔtaˈfoɡu}} <small>alternative [[Brazilian Portuguese]] pronunciation:</small> {{IPA|pt|botɐˈfoɡu|}}) is a beachfront neighborhood (''[[bairro]]'') in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from [[Laranjeiras]]) and São João (which separates it from [[Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)|Copacabana]]).  The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move that originated in this area.

== Etymology ==
[[File:Nicola Antonio Facchinetti - Enseada do Botafogo.JPG|thumb|right|"Botafogo Bay" (1869), by Nicolao Antonio Facchinetti. Collection of the [[São Paulo Museum of Art]].]]
Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the [[galleon]] [[Botafogo (galleon)|''Botafogo'']]'s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his [[family name]]. When he went to live in Brazil, the [[List of Portuguese monarchs|Portuguese Crown]] granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power).<ref>{{Cite web |title=João de Souza Pereira "Botafogo" |url=http://martin.romano.org/ps05/ps05_394.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410162712/https://martin.romano.org/ps05/ps05_394.htm |archive-date=2022-04-10 |website=martin.romano.org |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In the mid-19th century, [[English language]] speakers also called it Boto Fogo.<ref name=Roberts>{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Edmund|title=Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|year=1837|publisher=Harper & Brothers|location=New York|page=28|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7317/view/1/28/}}</ref>

== History ==
The neighborhood dates back to 1702, when the process of distributing lands began with the establishment of three large farms on the outskirts of newly-minted Rio. By 1808, the city's elite had begun to build mansions in the parish of Botafogo, giving rise to a small collective of nobles, merchants, and court officials. By 1820 several roads through the swampy area had been established that remain to this day, including Rua Marquês de Abrantes, São Clemente, Rua da Passagem, Rua General Polidoro, and the eponymous Praia de Botafogo. With the establishment of a [[ferry]] and animal-drawn [[trams]] in the 1867 and 1871 respectively, the neighborhood began expanding inland and becoming more dense alongside the introduction of amenities like running water and gas lighting. 

In 1903 the last of the original farmland was turned over to build a new home for [[St. Ignatius School]] as Botafogo completed its transformation from elite hideaway to mostly-middleclass stronghold. In this time the construction of the New and Old Tunnels also marked a new chapter in the city's expansion, as Botafogo became the connective tissue between the old city center and new developments in [[Ipanema]] and [[Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro|Copacabana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teixeira |first=Luiz Guilherme Sodré |title=História breve do bairro de Botafogo |url=http://antigo.casaruibarbosa.gov.br/dados/DOC/artigos/o-z/FCRB_LuizGuilhermeSodreTeixeira_Historia_breve_bairro_Botafogo.pdf |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa |language=pt-br}}</ref>

== Attractions and amenities ==
Botafogo's beach is within [[Guanabara Bay]], sheltered from the [[Atlantic]] Ocean by the [[Urca]] peninsula and [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Brazil)|Sugarloaf Mountain]]. Attractions include the Home of [[Ruy Barbosa]], the [[Museu do Índio]]—which explores the culture and history of the major indigenous peoples of Brazil—and the [[Heitor Villa-Lobos|Villa-Lobos]] Museum.<ref name="muse">{{Cite web |title=Villa-Lobos Museum Website |url=http://www.museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412161239/http://www.museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/index.htm |archive-date=2013-04-12 |access-date=2011-04-07 |publisher=[[National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage|IPHAN]]}}</ref> The [[Public Archive for the State of Rio de Janeiro (APERJ)]] is also located in Botafogo. Another iconic construction in Botafogo was the Pavilhão Mourisco, built in 1907 in an Arab style on Praia de Botafogo. It featured five golden domes, resembling the Al Askari Mosque in Iraq, and an interior with marble staircases and Arabic inscriptions. Originally a music hall, it later thrived as a restaurant-bar, especially at night when fully illuminated.

Demolished in 1952, the site was later occupied by the [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Clube de Regatas Botafogo]]. In the early 21st century, it was replaced by the Centro Empresarial Mourisco, a modern glass office building.

==Sports==
Botafogo is the home of [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas]], a multi-sport club whose football team is one of Brazil's biggest.<ref>{{cite web |title=História |trans-title=History |url=http://www.botafogo.com.br/historia.php?cat=oclube |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112095516/https://www.botafogo.com.br/historia.php?cat=oclube |archive-date=2014-01-12 |access-date=2014-09-12 |website=botafogo.com.br |publisher=[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The neighborhood is served by [[Botafogo Station]] on the [[Rio de Janeiro Metro]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sobre A Estação |trans-title=About The Station |url=http://www.metrorio.com.br/Estacoes?p_ponto=73 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619170657/https://www.metrorio.com.br/Estacoes?p_ponto=73 |archive-date=2014-06-19 |access-date=2014-09-12 |publisher=MetrôRio |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

{{wide image|Pão de Açucar - Sugarloaf Mountain - Zuckerhut - Botafago.jpg|900px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of Botafogo beach with the [[Sugarloaf Mountain]] and [[Urca|Morro da Urca]] in the background.}}

==Education==
[[File:Predio bandeiras.jpg|thumb|[[Deutsche Schule Rio de Janeiro]]]]
The [[Deutsche Schule Rio de Janeiro]] (Escola Alemã Corcovado) is located in Botafogo.<ref>[http://www.eacorcovado.com.br/ Home page (Portuguese)]/[http://www.eacorcovado.com.br/de Home page (German)]. [[Deutsche Schule Rio de Janeiro]]. Retrieved on May 3, 2015. "Rua São Clemente 388 - Botafogo - CEP: 22260-000 Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil"</ref>

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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)]]
[[Category:Beaches of Rio de Janeiro (city)]]
[[Category:Guanabara Bay]]