Leme (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlẽmi], rudder) is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the South Zone of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo.

The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship.

In 1975 the hotel Le Méridien, one of the tallest buildings in the Leme beach, was built.

The famous party of Réveillon or New Year's Eve in Copacabana extends completely into Leme as well.

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