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
Photo: Vincent E, Public domain.
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.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort
Castle
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort is a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urca and Flamengo.
Urca
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Alicia Nijdam, CC BY 2.0.
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″ southLongitude
-43.15202° or 43° 9′ 7″ westElevation
-28 metres (-92 feet)Open location code
589R3R6X+F5GeoNames 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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