Ilha Santa Bárbara
Ilha Santa Bárbara is an island in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Ilha Santa Bárbara is situated nearby to the suburb Gamboa, as well as near Santo Cristo.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Ilha Santa Barbara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valongo Wharf and AquaRio.
Valongo Wharf
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil.
AquaRio
Public aquarium
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, or AquaRio, is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the port zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio Star
Ferris wheel
Photo: Agent010, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rio Star is a cantilevered observation wheel in the Santo Cristo neighborhood, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With an overall height of 88 metres, from 2019 to November 2022, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in Latin America; however, it lost the title with the completion of the 91-meter Roda Rico, located in the city of São Paulo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamboa and Santo Cristo.
Gamboa
Suburb
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamboa, along with Santo Cristo and Saúde, is one of the oldest boroughs of Rio. It was originally settled by the aristocracy, due to the attractive position on the shores of Guanabara Bay, but lost its glamour when the docks were built.
Santo Cristo
Suburb
Santo Cristo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighbourhood is named after the Catholic church Santo Cristo dos Milagres situated in the port area.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Ilha Santa Bárbara
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ilha Santa Bárbara” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ilha Santa Bárbara (pulo sa Brasil, Rio de Janeiro)”
- Cebuano: “Ilha Santa Bárbara”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Santa Bárbara”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Santa Bárbara”
- Swedish: “Ilha Santa Bárbara”
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