Ponta de São João

Ponta de São João is a point in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta de São João is situated nearby to the suburb Urca, as well as near Flamengo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain and Morro Cara de Cão.

Sugarloaf Mountain

Peak

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Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined sugarloaf.

Morro Cara de Cão

Peak

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Morro Cara de Cão is a peak.

Tamandaré da Laje Fort

Castle

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Tamandaré da Laje Fort is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urca and Flamengo.

Urca

Suburb

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Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older.

Flamengo

Suburb

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Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Leme

Suburb

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Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the South Zone of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship. Leme is situated 3 km southwest of Ponta de São João.

Ponta de São João

Type: Point
Also known as: “Ponta de Sao Joao”
Category: landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.93877° or 22° 56′ 20″ south

Longitude

-43.15202° or 43° 9′ 7″ west

Elevation

-28 metres (-92 feet)

Open location code

589R3R6X+F5

GeoNames ID

3473668

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In Other Languages

“Ponta de São João” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Ponta de São João”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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