Urca Beach
Urca Beach is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Urca Beach is situated near the suburb Leme, as well as near Flamengo.- Beach
- …is also known as “Praia da Urca”
- …was formerly known as “Praia da Lavolina”
- Description: beach in Brazil
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain and Morro da Urca.
Morro da Urca
Peak
The Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urca and Leme.
Urca
Suburb
Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000.
Urca Beach
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-22.94794° or 22° 56′ 53″ south
Longitude
-43.16326° or 43° 9′ 48″ west
Open location code
589R3R2P+RM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Urca Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia da Urca”
- Italian: “Spiaggia di Urca”
- Portuguese: “Praia da Urca (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Praia da Urca”
- Russian: “Пляж Урка”
- Swedish: “Praia da Urca”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Botafogo and Catete.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Instituto Europeu de Design and Igreja Nossa Senhora do Brasil.
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