Praça Ruão
Praça Ruão is a square in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praça Ruão is situated nearby to Hospital Municipal Dom Pedro II, as well as near the farm Santa Cruz Estate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hospital Municipal Dom Pedro II and Estação Santa Cruz.
Hospital Municipal Dom Pedro II
Hospital
Photo: Majtec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospital Municipal Dom Pedro II is situated 280 metres west of Praça Ruão.
Estação Santa Cruz
Railway station
Photo: Rcandre, Public domain.
Estação Santa Cruz is a railway station, which is situated 360 metres south of Praça Ruão.
Santa Cruz Estate
Farm
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Santa Cruz Estate is a former imperial country retreat in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Originally a Jesuit estate and convent dating from 1570, it became a residence of the Portuguese viceroys in Brazil at the end of the 18th century. Santa Cruz Estate is situated 330 metres northeast of Praça Ruão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Paciência.
Santa Cruz
Suburb
Santa Cruz is an extensive and populous neighborhood of the high class, lower middle and low in the West Zone of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the farthest from the center of Rio de Janeiro.
Paciência
Suburb
Paciência is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the inauguration in 1878 of the Campo Grande station of the Brazilian Central Railway made it easier to reach the center of the city quickly, the area, including the nearby neighbourhood of Paciência, began to develop rapidly; later Paciência got its own station. Paciência is situated 5 km east of Praça Ruão.
Sepetiba
Suburb
Photo: Rcandre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sepetiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, surrounded by Santa Cruz and Guaratiba, and by the Sepetiba Bay. It occupies an area of 1,162.13 ha, and has a population of 35,892. Sepetiba is situated 6 km south of Praça Ruão.
Praça Ruão
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Praca Ruao”
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.91241° or 22° 54′ 45″ southLongitude
-43.68502° or 43° 41′ 6″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
589R38Q7+2XGeoNames ID
7537444
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In Other Languages
“Praça Ruão” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Praça Ruão”
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