Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lagoa (English: Lagoon) is an affluent residential neighbourhood located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighbourhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea and Jardim Botânico and Humaitá.

It is an upper-middle and upper class neighbourhood. It is also one of the few places in Rio de Janeiro without a favela (slum). The population is of about 18,200 inhabitants. Around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon there is a 7.5 km long cicleway and many parks.