Prainha

Prainha is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Prainha is situated nearby to the locality Currupira, as well as near Lagoa Feia.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Museu Casa do Pontal and Morro do Rangel.

Museu Casa do Pontal

Museum

Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museu Casa do Pontal is a museum.

Morro do Rangel

Peak

Photo: Tiago Cobra, CC BY 3.0.

Morro do Rangel is a peak.

Morro do Pontal de Sernambetiba

Peak

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Morro do Pontal de Sernambetiba is a peak, which is situated 3½ km east of Prainha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grumari and Recreio dos Bandeirantes.

Grumari

Suburb

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Grumari is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Grumari is a municipal park and is the city's only neighborhood with no residents. Grumari is situated 3 km west of Prainha.

Recreio dos Bandeirantes is both the name of a beach and neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a recent development, with no skyscrapers, and the area also contains jungles atop rocky cliffs and hills. Recreio dos Bandeirantes is situated 5 km northeast of Prainha.

Vargem Grande

Suburb

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Vargem Grande is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vargem Grande is situated 8 km north of Prainha.

Prainha

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-23.041° or 23° 2′ 28″ south

Longitude

-43.50563° or 43° 30′ 20″ west

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

588RXF5V+JP

GeoNames ID

7537656

Wikidata ID

Q3401244

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Prainha” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Prainha (lapyahan sa Brasil, Rio de Janeiro)”
Cebuano: “Prainha”
French: “Prainha”
Portuguese: “Prainha”
Swedish: “Prainha (strand i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro)”
Swedish: “Prainha”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Municipal Ecológico da Prainha and Morro da Prainha.

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