Barra da Tijuca
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.Photo: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport and Cidade das Artes.
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.
Cidade das Artes
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cidade das Artes is a cultural complex located in Barra da Tijuca in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was originally planned to open in 2004, with the name of Cidade da Música.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cidade de Deus and Jacarepaguá.
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. Cidade de Deus is situated 6 km north of Barra da Tijuca.
Jacarepaguá
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Jacarepaguá is situated 5 km north of Barra da Tijuca.
Gardênia Azul
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gardênia Azul is situated 5 km north of Barra da Tijuca.
Barra da Tijuca
- Type: Suburb with 136,000 residents
- Description: neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
- Categories: neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro and locality
- Location: Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.9997° or 22° 59′ 59″ southLongitude
-43.366° or 43° 21′ 58″ westPopulation
136,000Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)IATA airport code
RRJOpen location code
589R2J2M+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1613993046OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Barra da Tijuca from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Barra da Tijuca” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بارا دا تيجوكا”
- Armenian: “Բառա դե Տիժուկա”
- Asturian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Basque: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Bosnian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Catalan: “Barra da Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Catalan: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Cebuano: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Chinese: “巴拉达蒂茹卡”
- Croatian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Czech: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Dutch: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Esperanto: “Barra da Tijuca”
- French: “Barra da Tijuca”
- German: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Greek: “Μπάρα ντα Τιζούκα”
- Hebrew: “בארה דה טיז’וקה”
- Hungarian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Indonesian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Italian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Japanese: “バハ・ダ・チジューカ”
- Korean: “키키”
- Lithuanian: “Bara da Tižuka”
- Lithuanian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Marathi: “बरा दा तिजुका”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Norwegian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Persian: “بارا دا تیجوکا”
- Polish: “Kiki”
- Portuguese: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Portuguese: “Barra Golden Green”
- Portuguese: “Barra”
- Portuguese: “Barrista”
- Portuguese: “Barristas”
- Romanian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Serbian: “Бара да Тижука”
- Slovenian: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Spanish: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Swedish: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Tamil: “பாரா ட இசூக்கா”
- Turkish: “Barra da Tijuca”
- Urdu: “بارا دا تیژوکا”
- Yue Chinese: “Kiki”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Barra da Tijuca”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Américas Park and Mundo Novo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sala VIP and Teatro de Câmara.
Rio de Janeiro: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Zona Sul, Centro, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, and Zona Norte.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.