Ribeirão do Torto
Ribeirão do Torto is a stream in Federal District, Brazil and has an elevation of 1,038 metres. Ribeirão do Torto is situated nearby to the town Lago Norte, as well as near the locality Sector de Habitações Individuais Norte.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paranoá Island and Biblioteca Central da Universidade de Brasília.
Paranoá Island
Islet
Photo: EliasTheHorse, Public domain.
Lake Paranoá is an artificial lake in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake. It is at an altitude of 1,000 metres and has a circumference of 80 km. Paranoá Island is situated 3 km southeast of Ribeirão do Torto.
Biblioteca Central da Universidade de Brasília
Library
Photo: ACrush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biblioteca Central da Universidade de Brasília is a library, which is situated 4 km south of Ribeirão do Torto.
Parque Olhos D’Água
Park
Photo: Camilonb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parque Olhos D’Água is a park, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Ribeirão do Torto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lago Norte and Varjão.
Lago Norte
Town
Lago Norte is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. Located to the north side of Paranoá Lake, it is bordered by Brasília, Sobradinho II, and Sobradinho to the north, Itapoã and Paranoá to the east.
Varjão
Village
Varjão is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. Varjão was founded on 19 April 1991, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 3153, of 6 May 2003. Varjão is situated 3 km northwest of Ribeirão do Torto.
Brasilia
Photo: Sting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brasilia, the capital of Brazil and the seat of government of the Distrito Federal, is a planned city in the Central Highlands of Brazil. Inaugurated in 1960, it is a masterpiece of modernist architecture listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and attracts architecture enthusiasts worldwide.
Ribeirão do Torto
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Ribeirao do Torto”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Federal District, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-15.7289° or 15° 43′ 44″ southLongitude
-47.85622° or 47° 51′ 22″ westElevation
1,038 metres (3,406 feet)Open location code
58PJ74CV+CGGeoNames ID
3446279
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In Other Languages
“Ribeirão do Torto” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Ribeirão do Torto”
- Portuguese: “Ribeirão Torto”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lago Norte and Sector de Habitações Individuais Norte.
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