Bosque da Barra
Bosque da Barra is a park in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro which is located on Avenida das Américas. Bosque da Barra is situated nearby to the suburb Barra da Tijuca, as well as near the neighborhood Américas Park.Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Brazil
- Also known as: “Parque Arruda Câmara”, “Parque Arruda Camara (Bosque da Barra)”, and “Parque Natural Municipal Bosque da Barra”
- Address: 6000 Avenida das Américas, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cidade das Artes and Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport.
Cidade das Artes
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cidade das Artes is a cultural complex located in Barra da Tijuca in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was originally planned to open in 2004, with the name of Cidade da Música.
Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho, a journalist and former president of Globo Network.
New York City Center
Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New York City Center is a shopping center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barra da Tijuca and Gardênia Azul.
Barra da Tijuca
Suburb
Photo: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barra da Tijuca is an upper-middle class neighborhood or bairro in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean.
Gardênia Azul
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gardênia Azul is situated 4½ km northeast of Bosque da Barra.
Jacarepaguá
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jacarepaguá, with a land area of 29.27 square miles, is a neighborhood situated in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2010, it had a population of 157,326. Jacarepaguá is situated 5 km north of Bosque da Barra.
Bosque da Barra
- Categories: municipal nature park and recreation area
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.99661° or 22° 59′ 48″ southLongitude
-43.37123° or 43° 22′ 16″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
June 3rd, 1983Operator
Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente do Rio de Janeiro (SMAC)Open location code
589R2J3H+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 72272287OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
Discover Bosque da Barra from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bosque da Barra” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Parque Arruda Câmara”
- French: “Bosque da Barra”
- German: “Bosque da Barra”
- German: “Parque Natural Municipal Bosque da Barra”
- Portuguese: “Bosque da Barra”
- Portuguese: “Parque Arruda Cãmara (Bosque da Barra)”
- Portuguese: “Parque Arruda Câmara”
- Portuguese: “Parque Natural Municipal Bosque da Barra”
- Swedish: “Parque Arruda Câmara”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Américas Park and Mundo Novo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro de Visitantes and Painel do Bosque da Barra.
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