Pau Ferro

Pau Ferro is a locality in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Pau Ferro is situated nearby to the locality Piabas, as well as near Rio Bonito.

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 Pau Ferro.

Morro do Rangel

Peak

Photo: Tiago Cobra, CC BY 3.0.

Morro do Rangel is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Pau Ferro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grumari and Vargem Grande.

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 4 km southwest of Pau Ferro.

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 5 km north of Pau Ferro.

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 Pau Ferro.

Pau Ferro

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

-23.01529° or 23° 0′ 55″ south

Longitude

-43.51662° or 43° 30′ 60″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

588RXFMM+V9

GeoNames ID

7537684

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In Other Languages

“Pau Ferro” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Pau Ferro”

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Notable Places Nearby

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