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Copacabana

Copacabana may refer to several places in the Americas, most notably a neighborhood and beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a town on the shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It centers

Copacabana, Bolivia, is a town in the La Paz Department on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca.

on
Copacabana
Beach,
a
crescent-shaped
urban
shoreline
about
four
kilometers
long
along
Avenida
Atlântica.
The
area
is
a
major
tourist
and
entertainment
district,
with
hotels,
restaurants,
and
nightlife,
and
it
features
a
lively
promenade
that
runs
the
length
of
the
beach.
At
the
northern
end
lies
the
Copacabana
Fort,
a
historic
military
installation.
The
neighborhood
developed
rapidly
in
the
20th
century
as
Rio
de
Janeiro
grew
as
a
tourist
and
cultural
center,
and
it
remains
one
of
the
city’s
best-known
districts.
It
is
the
administrative
seat
of
the
Manco
Kapac
Province
and
serves
as
a
gateway
to
the
lake’s
islands,
including
Isla
del
Sol.
The
town
is
a
traditional
religious
and
cultural
center,
home
to
the
Basilica
of
Our
Lady
of
Copacabana,
a
major
Catholic
pilgrimage
site.
It
hosts
markets
and
serves
as
a
hub
for
travelers
heading
to
Isla
del
Sol,
the
surrounding
countryside,
and
cross-border
routes
to
Peru
by
lake
or
overland.