Rio Gargaú
Rio Gargaú is a distributary in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Rio Gargaú is situated nearby to the locality Convivência.Places in the Area
Nearby places include São João da Barra.
São João da Barra
Town
Photo: Andrevruas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The North region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, while not the northernmost part of the state, is nevertheless called "northern" due to the tendency for coastal Brazilians to refer to north as "along the coast towards the northern end of the continent". São João da Barra is situated 7 km south of Rio Gargaú.
Rio Gargaú
- Type: Distributary
- Also known as: “Barra do Gargaú”, “Canal de Gargaú”, and “Rio Gargau”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-21.56742° or 21° 34′ 3″ southLongitude
-41.05657° or 41° 3′ 24″ westOpen location code
58CWCWMV+29GeoNames ID
3462560
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In Other Languages
“Rio Gargaú” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Rio Gargaú”
Localities in the Area
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