Morro da Conceição, Historic hill in Saúde district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Morro da Conceição is a hill in the Saúde neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, one of the four elevations that framed the city's first settlement from 1565. It remains a residential area of century-old sobrados and workers' vilas, with streets such as Rua do Jogo da Bola and Ladeira João Homem keeping a Portuguese appearance. Its slopes are partly hidden from passers-by by the buildings around it.

Morro da Conceição was one of the four hills, with Castelo, Santo Antônio and São Bento, that framed the quadrilateral where Rio de Janeiro grew after its founding in 1565. Castelo and Santo Antônio were later razed, but this hill kept its residential character. In 1590 Maria Dantas built a chapel to Nossa Senhora da Conceição on the summit, later donated to the Carmelite friars; French Capuchin monks began the Episcopal Palace in 1659. Batteries on the hill and on the Valongo peak defended the city.

The hill's name comes from the chapel to Nossa Senhora da Conceição built on the summit in 1590 by the devotee Maria Dantas, who later gave the chapel and surrounding land to the Carmelite friars. On Ladeira João Homem and Rua do Jogo da Bola, plastic artists keep studios that visitors can pass by.

The hill is reached on foot from the Saúde and port area, and the climb is steep; the Ladeira João Homem and Rua do Jogo da Bola are the lanes most often walked. The 1905 Jardim Suspenso do Valongo, a lookout and leisure terrace on the west slope, was renovated and reopened to visitors. The narrow lanes are residential, so expect stairs and uneven paving.

At the northern foot of the hill lies Pedra do Sal, a rock where the waters of Guanabara Bay lapped until the late 19th century and where slave ships landed Africans brought to Brazil. On 9 February 2010 Beyoncé filmed scenes there for the music video of "Put It in a Love Song" with Alicia Keys, with shots around Pedra do Sal and the Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.