Canal das Piabas

Canal das Piabas is a canal in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Canal das Piabas is situated nearby to the locality Pau Ferro, as well as near Prainha.

Places of Interest

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

Museu Casa do Pontal

Museum

Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museu Casa do Pontal is a museum.

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. Sítio Roberto Burle Marx is situated 3 km west of Canal das Piabas.

Morro do Rangel

Peak

Photo: Tiago Cobra, CC BY 3.0.

Morro do Rangel is a peak, which is situated 2½ km east of Canal das Piabas.

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 southwest of Canal das Piabas.

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 5 km east of Canal das Piabas.

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 6 km north of Canal das Piabas.

Canal das Piabas

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-23.02534° or 23° 1′ 31″ south

Longitude

-43.51355° or 43° 30′ 49″ west

Elevation

95 metres (312 feet)

Open location code

588RXFFP+VH

GeoNames ID

7537682

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In Other Languages

“Canal das Piabas” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Canal das Piabas”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Piabas and Pau Ferro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Serra de Piabas and Morro Caeté.

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