Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil, on the South Atlantic coast. Rio is famous for its breathtaking landscape, its laid-back beach culture and its annual carnival.Places of Interest
Highlights include Estação Quintino and Estação Cascadura.
Estação Quintino
Railway station
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Estação Quintino is a railway station.
Estação Piedade
Railway station
Photo: Quintinense, CC BY 3.0.
Estação Piedade is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zona Norte and Barra da Tijuca.
Zona Norte
Photo: Mark Hillary, CC BY 2.0.
The North Zone of Rio has fewer tourist attractions than other parts of town, but it's worth at least one trip to Maracanã Stadium.
Barra da Tijuca
Suburb
Photo: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barra da Tijuca is an upper-middle class neighborhood or bairro in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra da Tijuca is situated 10 km south of Rio de Janeiro.
Oswaldo Cruz
Suburb
Oswaldo Cruz is a neighborhood of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, of middle-class and lower middle-class situated near the neighborhoods of Madureira, Bento Ribeiro, Vila Valqueire, and Turiaçu. Oswaldo Cruz is situated 6 km north of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Rio”
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.9201° or 22° 55′ 12″ southLongitude
-43.3307° or 43° 19′ 51″ westPopulation
6,320,000Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)Abbreviation
“RJ”Open location code
589R3MH9+XPGeoNames ID
6322060
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In Other Languages
From French to Uighur—“Rio de Janeiro” goes by many names.
- French: “Rio de Janeiro”
- German: “Rio de Janeiro”
- Portuguese: “Rio de Janeiro”
- Portuguese: “Rio”
- Spanish: “Rio de Janeiro”
- Spanish: “Rio”
- Uighur: “Rio dé Janéyro”
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