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

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 2½ km north of Ponta dos Bois.

Barra da Tijuca

Suburb

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Barra da Tijuca, usually known as just Barra, is an upper-middle class neighborhood 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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Latitude

-22.9765° or 22° 58′ 35″ south

Longitude

-43.37421° or 43° 22′ 27″ west

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

589R2JFG+98

GeoNames ID

7538077

Wikidata ID

Q22066443

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Satellite Map

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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

Explore places such as Quintas do Rio and Rio Dois.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ponta da Cerca and Ponte Santos Dumont.

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