Praia Grande

Praia Grande is a beach in , . Praia Grande is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio Luso Brasileiro and União da Ilha do Governador.

Stadium
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
, formerly known as Ilha do Urubu, Arena Petrobras, Arena Botafogo and Estádio da Ilha do Governador is a football stadium inaugurated on 2 October 1965 in Ilha do Governador neighborhood, . is situated 3½ km southwest of Praia Grande.

Community center
Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba was founded on March 7, 1953 by the friends Maurício Gazelle, and Quincas Orphylo, who were in , the main site of the carnival parade of the Ilha do Governador, watching the presentation of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts of the island. is situated 3½ km south of Praia Grande.

Islet
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Praia Grande.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freguesia and Bancários.

Suburb
Photo: Marcio dutra, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the of , Brazil.

Suburb
is a neighborhood located at Ilha do Governador in the of , . As of 2010 it has a population of 12,512.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , .

Praia Grande

Latitude
-22.78317° or 22° 46′ 59″ south
Longitude
-43.17874° or 43° 10′ 44″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
589R6R8C+PG
Geo­Names ID
3462171
Wiki­data ID
Q22042082
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Satellite Map

Discover Praia Grande from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Praia Grande” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Praia Grande (lapyahan sa Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, lat -22,78, long -43,18)”
  • Cebuano: “Praia Grande”
  • Portuguese: “Praia Grande”
  • Swedish: “Praia Grande (strand i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro, lat -22,78, long -43,18)”

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