Ponta dos Bois
Ponta dos Bois is a point in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta dos Bois is situated nearby to the locality Quintas do Rio, as well as near Rio Dois.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport and Barra Velodrome.
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.
Barra Velodrome
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Farmasi Arena
Sports venue
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Farmasi Arena is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jacarepaguá and Barra da Tijuca.
Jacarepaguá
Suburb
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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 2½ km north of Ponta dos Bois.
Barra da Tijuca
Suburb
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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. Barra da Tijuca is situated 2½ km south of Ponta dos Bois.
Curicica
Suburb
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Curicica is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curicica is situated 3 km northwest of Ponta dos Bois.
Ponta dos Bois
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta dos Bois” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta dos Bois”
- Portuguese: “Ponta dos Bois”
- Swedish: “Ponta dos Bois”
Localities in the Area
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