Gardênia Azul
Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Gardenia Azul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport and Rio das Pedras.
Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho, a journalist and former president of Globo Network. Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Gardênia Azul.
Rio das Pedras
Residential area
Rio das Pedras is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. The favela sits in Rio de Janeiro’s Southwest Zone by the neighborhood of Itanhangá. Rio das Pedras is situated 2½ km southeast of Gardênia Azul.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anil and Cidade de Deus.
Anil
Suburb
Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anil is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cidade de Deus
Suburb
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
The Cidade de Deus is a Southwest Zone neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also known as CDD among its inhabitants. The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs.
Freguesia
Suburb
Freguesia is a neighbourhood in the Southwest Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, it had 653.492 inhabitants as of 2024, making it the most populous neighbourhood in the city.
Gardênia Azul
- Categories: neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.95829° or 22° 57′ 30″ southLongitude
-43.35122° or 43° 21′ 4″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
589R2JRX+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1613993214OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Gardênia Azul” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Gardênia Azul”
- Catalan: “Gardênia Azul”
- Dutch: “Gardênia Azul”
- French: “Gardênia Azul”
- Italian: “Gardênia Azul”
- Portuguese: “Gardênia Azul”
- Turkish: “Gardênia Azul”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jacarepaguá and Centro Metropolitano.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terminal Rodoviário Urbano Arquiteto Julius Sass and Paróquia Santa Luzia.
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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 “Gardênia Azul”. Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.