Ponta do Caju
Ponta do Caju is a point in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Ponta do Caju is situated nearby to the suburb Cidade Universitária, as well as near Gamboa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valongo Wharf and São Januário.
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. Valongo Wharf is situated 3½ km south of Ponta do Caju.
São Januário
Stadium
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estádio Vasco da Gama, popularly known as São Januário owing to its location on a street of the same name, is the home ground of CR Vasco da Gama. It is located in the Vasco da Gama neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil. São Januário is situated 4 km southwest of Ponta do Caju.
Museum of Tomorrow
Museum
Photo: Caca Cambalhota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Museum of Tomorrow is situated 3½ km southeast of Ponta do Caju.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caju and Cidade Universitária.
Caju
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caju is a working-class district of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prior to the current region Caju belonged to the historic district of São Cristóvão. Caju is situated 2½ km southwest of Ponta do Caju.
Cidade Universitária
Suburb
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island. Cidade Universitária is situated 3½ km west of Ponta do Caju.
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. Gamboa is situated 3½ km south of Ponta do Caju.
Ponta do Caju
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.86667° or 22° 52′ southLongitude
-43.2° or 43° 12′ westOpen location code
589R4RM2+82GeoNames ID
3468139
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In Other Languages
“Ponta do Caju” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Ponta do Caju”
Localities in the Area
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