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Lapa

Lapa is a neighborhood in , . Located in the center of the city, it is famous for its historical monuments and vibrant nightlife. The neighborhood is home to the , an impressive constructed by colonial authorities in the mid-18th century.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Lapa, Rio de Janeiro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rio de Janeiro Cathedral and Carioca Aqueduct.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro or as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church and the seat of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro.

Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of , . The aqueduct was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the to the population of the city.

Library
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The of Brazil is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of . It is located in , the capital city of Brazil from 1763 to 1960, more specifically at square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Castelo.

Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.

Quarter
is a region in , , but not officially recognized as a neighborhood, and officially forms part of the Centro neighborhood. It is generally considered to be located in the region between , the and .

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of , . It is located on top of the hill, by the centre of Rio, and is famous for its winding, narrow streets which are a favourite spot for artists and tourists.

Lapa

Latitude
-22.91303° or 22° 54′ 47″ south
Longitude
-43.18224° or 43° 10′ 56″ west
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
589R3RP9+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1762779922
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3473644
Wiki­data ID
Q522559
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Lapa” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լապա”
  • Asturian: “Lapa”
  • Catalan: “Lapa”
  • Esperanto: “Lapa”
  • French: “Lapa”
  • German: “Lapa”
  • Hungarian: “Lapa negyed”
  • Italian: “Lapa”
  • Japanese: “ラパ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lapa”
  • Norwegian: “Lapa”
  • Portuguese: “Lapa”
  • Spanish: “barrio Lapa”
  • Spanish: “Lapa (Rio de Janeiro)”
  • Spanish: “Lapa (Río de Janeiro)”
  • Spanish: “Lapa”
  • Turkish: “Lapa”
  • Urdu: “لاپا، ریو دے جانیرو”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lapa”. Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.