Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The word may also refer to one of the following.
Football clubs Botafogo (Cape Verde), Cape Verdean football club
Brazil Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, Brazilian football club based in Guará, Distrito Federal Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP), Brazilian football club based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Brazilian football club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba Botafogo Futebol Clube (RO), Brazilian football club based in Porto Velho, Rondônia Botafogo Esporte Clube, Brazilian football club based in Teresina, Piauí Botafogo Sport Club, Brazilian football club based in Salvador, Bahia Botafogo Futebol Clube de Jaguaré, Brazilian football club based in Jaguaré, Espírito Santo
Other Botafogo (dance move), a figure in Samba Botafogo (galleon), a 16th-century Portugal warship Botafogo (horse), an Argentinian racehorse Fazenda Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil