Bairro Piraquara

Bairro Piraquara is a locality in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Bairro Piraquara is situated nearby to the locality Vila Itambi, as well as near Bairro Barata.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estação Mocidade Padre Miguel and Realengo.

Estação Mocidade Padre Miguel

Railway station

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Estação Mocidade Padre Miguel is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Bairro Piraquara.

Realengo

Railway station

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Realengo is a railway station.

Unidos de Padre Miguel

Community center

Photo: Ricardo Almeida Fotógrafo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos de Padre Miguel is a samba school of the city of Rio de Janeiro, being located on Rua Mesquita in the neighborhood of Padre Miguel. Unidos de Padre Miguel is situated 3 km north of Bairro Piraquara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Realengo and Padre Miguel.

Realengo

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Realengo is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lower and middle-class neighborhood is between the Mendanha and Pedra Branca mountains.

Padre Miguel

Suburb

The neighborhood of Padre Miguel is situated in the western region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, is of middle class, and borders the neighborhoods of Bangu and Realengo.

Mallet

Neighborhood

Mallet is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. Mallet is situated 3 km northeast of Bairro Piraquara.

Bairro Piraquara

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

-22.89533° or 22° 53′ 43″ south

Longitude

-43.43688° or 43° 26′ 13″ west

Elevation

51 metres (167 feet)

Open location code

589R4H37+V6

GeoNames ID

7537930

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In Other Languages

“Bairro Piraquara” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Bairro Piraquara”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vila Itambi and Bairro Barata.

Notable Places Nearby

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