Praça Seca
Praça Seca is a suburb in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praça Seca is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mato Alto, as well as near the suburb Campinho.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portela and Estação Madureira.
Portela
Community center
Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela or Portela for short, is a traditional samba school, founded in 1923, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school has the highest number of wins in the top-tier Rio parade, with 22 titles in total, including the 2017 Carnival parade. Portela is situated 3½ km north of Praça Seca.
Estação Madureira
Railway station
Photo: Filipe Anacleto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estação Madureira is a railway station, which is situated 3 km northeast of Praça Seca.
Estação Cascadura
Railway station
Estação Cascadura is a railway station, which is situated 3 km northeast of Praça Seca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campinho and Vila Valqueire.
Campinho
Suburb
Campinho is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This neighborhood is famous for being the birthplace of renowned Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro.
Vila Valqueire
Suburb
Vila Valqueire is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is situated near the border of the North and Western zones, and has a good quality of life with many squares, green places and services.
Praça Seca
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Praca Seca”
- Category: locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.89926° or 22° 53′ 57″ southLongitude
-43.35278° or 43° 21′ 10″ westElevation
54 metres (177 feet)Open location code
589R4J2W+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1613993337OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3474718
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Praça Seca” goes by many names.
- French: “Praça Seca”
- Portuguese: “Praça Seca”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Seca and Igreja Batista de Barão da Taquara.
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