Editing Botafogo (section)

== History ==
The neighborhood dates back to 1702, when the process of distributing lands began with the establishment of three large farms on the outskirts of newly-minted Rio. By 1808, the city's elite had begun to build mansions in the parish of Botafogo, giving rise to a small collective of nobles, merchants, and court officials. By 1820 several roads through the swampy area had been established that remain to this day, including Rua Marquês de Abrantes, São Clemente, Rua da Passagem, Rua General Polidoro, and the eponymous Praia de Botafogo. With the establishment of a [[ferry]] and animal-drawn [[trams]] in the 1867 and 1871 respectively, the neighborhood began expanding inland and becoming more dense alongside the introduction of amenities like running water and gas lighting. 

In 1903 the last of the original farmland was turned over to build a new home for [[St. Ignatius School]] as Botafogo completed its transformation from elite hideaway to mostly-middleclass stronghold. In this time the construction of the New and Old Tunnels also marked a new chapter in the city's expansion, as Botafogo became the connective tissue between the old city center and new developments in [[Ipanema]] and [[Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro|Copacabana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teixeira |first=Luiz Guilherme Sodré |title=História breve do bairro de Botafogo |url=http://antigo.casaruibarbosa.gov.br/dados/DOC/artigos/o-z/FCRB_LuizGuilhermeSodreTeixeira_Historia_breve_bairro_Botafogo.pdf |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa |language=pt-br}}</ref>