Curicica
Curicica is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and Farmasi Arena.
Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre
Stadium
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The Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre is an aquatics centre that is part of the City of Sports Complex in the Barra da Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre is situated 2½ km south of Curicica.
Farmasi Arena
Sports venue
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Farmasi Arena is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts. Farmasi Arena is situated 2½ km south of Curicica.
Riocentro
Convention center
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Riocentro is situated 3½ km southwest of Curicica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jacarepaguá and Cidade de Deus.
Jacarepaguá
Suburb
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Jacarepaguá, with a land area of 29.27 square miles, is a neighborhood situated in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2010, it had a population of 157,326.
Cidade de Deus
Suburb
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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. Cidade de Deus is situated 2½ km east of Curicica.
Taquara
Suburb
Taquara is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bairro contains the Pau da Fome center of the 12,500 hectares Pedra Branca State Park, created in 1974. Taquara is situated 3½ km north of Curicica.
Curicica
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement
- 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
-22.95199° or 22° 57′ 7″ southLongitude
-43.38729° or 43° 23′ 14″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
589R2JX7+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 1613993171OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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