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The South Zone (Portuguese: ''Zona Sul'' - (:ˈzonɐ ˈsuw)) is an area of the city of Rio de Janeiro situated between the Tijuca Massif, the Atlantic Ocean and Guanabara Bay. Most of it is made up of neighbourhoods along the Atlantic coastline, such as São Conrado, Vidigal, Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, and Leme. It also includes the neighbourhoods of Urca, Botafogo, Flamengo and Glória, on Guanabara Bay, and Santa Teresa, Catete, Laranjeiras, Cosme Velho, Humaitá, Lagoa, Jardim Botânico and Gávea, bordering on Tijuca Forest to the West or North. Zona Sul oncludes a number of favelas, such as Rocinha, close to São Conrado, Vidigal, close to Leblon, Cantagalo and Ladeira dos Tabajaras, in Copacabana, and Morro Dona Marta, in Botafogo. It is in this region that the majority of the city's famous balneario beaches and hotels are located, as are the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, much of the Tijuca National Park, the Sugarloaf Mountain, with its famous cablecar, the Corcovado hill, where the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer stands, and other natural wonders and tourist attractions. It is the richest region of the city and is visited by thousands of tourists from different parts of the world throughout the year. == List of neighbourhoods == *Arpoador *Botafogo *Catete *Copacabana *Cosme Velho *Flamengo *Gávea *Glória *Humaitá *Ipanema *Jardim Botanico *Lagoa *Laranjeiras *Leblon *Leme *Santa Teresa *São Conrado *Urca 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Zone (Rio de Janeiro)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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