Morro da Caixa D’Água
Morro da Caixa D’Água is a hill in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro and has an elevation of 36 metres. Morro da Caixa D’Água is situated nearby to the quarter Ponte dos Jesuítas, as well as near the locality Jardim Frutuoso.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Cruz Estate.
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 3½ km south of Morro da Caixa D’Água.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paciência and Santa Cruz.
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 4 km southeast of Morro da Caixa D’Água.
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. Santa Cruz is situated 4½ km south of Morro da Caixa D’Água.
Cosmos
Suburb
Cosmos is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cosmos is situated 7 km southeast of Morro da Caixa D’Água.
Morro da Caixa D’Água
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 36 metres
- Also known as: “Morro da Caixa D’Agua”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.87884° or 22° 52′ 44″ southLongitude
-43.67098° or 43° 40′ 16″ westElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
589R48CH+FJGeoNames ID
7537475
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In Other Languages
“Morro da Caixa D’Água” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Morro da Caixa D’Água”
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