Arroio Banca da Velha

Arroio Banca da Velha is a stream in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Arroio Banca da Velha is situated nearby to the suburb Gardênia Azul, as well as near Cidade de Deus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport and Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena.

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. Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is situated 4 km south of Arroio Banca da Velha.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena

Church

Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena is a church.

Rio das Pedras

Residential area

Rio das Pedras is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. The favela sits in Rio de Janeiro’s Southwest Zone by the neighborhood of Itanhangá. Rio das Pedras is situated 3½ km southeast of Arroio Banca da Velha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardênia Azul and Cidade de Deus.

Gardênia Azul

Suburb

Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.

Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cidade de Deus

Suburb

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

The Cidade de Deus is a Southwest Zone neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also known as CDD among its inhabitants. The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs.

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.

Arroio Banca da Velha

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.95395° or 22° 57′ 14″ south

Longitude

-43.35768° or 43° 21′ 28″ west

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

589R2JWR+CW

GeoNames ID

7538145

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In Other Languages

“Arroio Banca da Velha” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Arroio Banca da Velha”

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