Itapuca

Itapuca is a locality in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Itapuca is situated nearby to the locality Varzinha, as well as near the suburb Barra de Guaratiba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sítio Roberto Burle Marx.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grumari and Guaratiba.

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 2½ km southeast of Itapuca.

Guaratiba

Suburb

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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. Guaratiba is situated 6 km northwest of Itapuca.

Pedra de Guaratiba

Suburb

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Pedra de Guaratiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pedra de Guaratiba is in the administrative region of Guaratiba. It has a population of 9488 people within a territory of 363,69 hectares. Pedra de Guaratiba is situated 9 km northwest of Itapuca.

Itapuca

Type: Locality
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-23.03755° or 23° 2′ 15″ south

Longitude

-43.55755° or 43° 33′ 27″ west

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

588RXC6R+XX

GeoNames ID

7537671

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In Other Languages

“Itapuca” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Itapuca”

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Localities in the Area

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