Leblon
Sign in to saveLeblon () 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, and Vidigal neighborhoods. It is regarded as a very affluent area.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Leblon
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighborhood
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Leblon rio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panoramic view of Leblon
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil Rio de Janeiro#Brazil
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Rio de Janeiro
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality/City
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rio de Janeiro
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- South Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Administrative Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Lagoa
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2.15
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 46,044
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Early history
- Economy
- Characteristics
- Leblon in popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Leblon () 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, and Vidigal neighborhoods. It is regarded as a very affluent area.
Leblon began as a quilombo of escaped slaves created by a Portuguese abolitionist landowner.