Avenida Atlântica

Avenida Atlântica in Leme, with the iconic wave-patterned portuguese pavement, the bicycle lane and Forte Duque de Caxias in the background

Avenida Atlântica (Portuguese for Atlantic Avenue) is a major seaside avenue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is 4 kilometers long, and spans the entire length of the neighbourhoods of Copacabana and Leme.

Layout

In the stretch between its extremity in Leme and its crossing with Princesa Isabel Avenue (about 800 meters long), Avenida Atlântica has two car lanes in each direction, and from there to its Copacabana extremity, it has three lanes. It also has an iconic portuguese pavement promenade with a wave pattern, as well as a bicycle lane between the promenade from the car lanes.

There is a military base at each of the two extremities of the avenue: Forte de Copacabana in Copacabana, and Forte Duque de Caxias in Leme. Both are owned and administered by the Brazilian army.^[1]

Buildings

Avenida Atlântica is lined with residential buildings, restaurants, hotels (including the Copacabana Palace) and a few shops. Most buildings in the avenue have 11 floors, and were built with no empty space between. This is also the case in the rest of Copacabana and Leme.

Events

Every year there is a very large new years celebration along the entire avenue (on Copacabana Beach), which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. The beach is also a frequently used as a venue for free concerts and sport events, hosting the marathon swimming, triathlon and beach volleyball competitions in the 2007 Pan American Games and will host the same competitions in the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Gallery

Facade of the new Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro, located on Copacabana Beach, in June 2014. The new building will house all of the Carmen Miranda Museum's collection.

Wave-patterned pavement in Avenida Atlântica, with the Cagarras Islands in the background.

Copacabana Palace Hotel, with Avenida Atlântica in the foreground

Crossing between Avenida Atlântica and Avenida Princesa Isabel, with a statue of Princess Isabel and a military police cabin.

Avenida Atlântica at dusk

References

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