Leblon

Leblon (Brazilian Portuguese: /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, and Vidigal neighborhoods. It is regarded as having the most expensive price per residential square meter in Latin America.[3]

For the drug with trade name Leblon, see Pirenzepine. For the 1898 French motor manufacturer, see Le Blon. For the pioneer driver and aviator, see Hubert Le Blon.
Leblon
Neighborhood
An aerial view of Leblon, capturing the beach, Dois Irmãos, Pedra da Gávea, and the Vidigal and Rocinha favelas.
Leblon
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Leblon
Leblon (Brazil)
Coordinates: 22°59′00″S 43°13′33″W
Country Brazil
StateRio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/CityRio de Janeiro
ZoneSouth Zone
Administrative RegionLagoa[1]
Area
 • Total2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total46,044

Leblon began as a quilombo of escaped slaves. (See pt:Quilombo do Leblon.)

Etymology

The neighborhood is named for Carlos Leblon, a whaling empresario of French origin who possessed a chácara in the region since 1845. Before the area was urbanized it was known as Campo do Leblon (Leblon's Field).

Characteristics
Leblon Beach
Map of Leblon.

It is located west of Ipanema. In the north, it is bordered by Gávea and, in the west, by a towering hill called Dois Irmãos, which translates as "two brothers", because of its split peak.

Leblon is known for being a very wealthy and cosmopolitan neighborhood, with a lively nightlife across its bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Leblon has been either referenced or depicted in the following media:

In television:

In music:

Leblon has been the subject of many songs, such as

In the 1970s, Moraes Moreira, Patricia Rombauer, Dona Vavá, Pedro Sayad, Claudia Laplan, and Carlos van den Bosch were some of the neighborhood's most famous residents.

See also

Media related to Leblon at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. "RA VI - Lagoa" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. "Bairro: Leblon" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. http://www.diariodorio.com/leblon-tem-o-metro-quadrado-mais-caro-do-brasil-e-a-maior-valorizao/
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