Morro da Itapuca

Morro da Itapuca is a peak in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro and has an elevation of 392 metres. Morro da Itapuca is situated nearby to the suburb Barra de Guaratiba, as well as near Grumari.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sítio Roberto Burle Marx and Museu Casa do Pontal.

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx

Protected area

Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Roberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous. He is credited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil.

Museu Casa do Pontal

Museum

Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museu Casa do Pontal is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grumari and Guaratiba.

Grumari

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Guaratiba

Suburb

Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Guaratiba is a large neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the east side of Sepetiba Bay. Its population density is among the lowest in the city.

Recreio dos Bandeirantes

Suburb

Photo: Gaban, Public domain.

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 8 km east of Morro da Itapuca.

Morro da Itapuca

Type: Peak with an elevation of 392 metres
Description: mountain in Brazil
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-23.03257° or 23° 1′ 57″ south

Longitude

-43.54008° or 43° 32′ 24″ west

Elevation

392 metres (1,286 feet)

Open location code

588RXF85+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2207773159

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

7537669

Wikidata ID

Q22066630

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Morro da Itapuca” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Morro da Itapuca”
Dutch: “Morro da Itapuca”
Portuguese: “Morro da Itapuca”
Swedish: “Morro da Itapuca”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barra de Guaratiba and Araçatiba.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Morro da Faxina and Sítio Roberto Burle Marx.

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