Praça Saiqui

Praça Saiqui is a square in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praça Saiqui is situated nearby to the suburb Vila Valqueire, as well as near Campo dos Afonsos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museu Aeroespacial and Portela.

Museu Aeroespacial

Museum

Photo: Lgtrapp, Public domain.

Museu Aeroespacial is a national aviation museum located in the West Side of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the Administrative Region of Realengo. The place is known as "the Brazilian Aviation cradle". Museu Aeroespacial is situated 2 km west of Praça Saiqui.

Portela

Community center

Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela or Portela for short, is a traditional samba school, founded in 1923, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school has the highest number of wins in the top-tier Rio parade, with 22 titles in total, including the 2017 Carnival parade. Portela is situated 3 km northeast of Praça Saiqui.

Prefeito Bento Ribeiro Station

Railway station

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Prefeito Bento Ribeiro Station is a railway station in Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro. It was inaugurated on 7 November 1914, in a ceremony attended by then–President of Brazil Hermes da Fonseca and then–Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Bento Ribeiro. Prefeito Bento Ribeiro Station is situated 2 km north of Praça Saiqui.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Valqueire and Campo dos Afonsos.

Vila Valqueire

Suburb

Vila Valqueire is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is situated near the border of the North and Western zones, and has a good quality of life with many squares, green places and services.

Campo dos Afonsos

Suburb

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Campo dos Afonsos is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bento Ribeiro

Suburb

Bento Ribeiro is a middle- and lower-middle-class neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a suburban area in the vicinity of Honório Gurgel, Marechal Hermes, Oswaldo Cruz, Rocha Miranda, and Vila Valqueire.

Praça Saiqui

Type: Square
Also known as: “Praca Saiqui”
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.88261° or 22° 52′ 57″ south

Longitude

-43.36731° or 43° 22′ 2″ west

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

589R4J8M+X3

GeoNames ID

7538182

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In Other Languages

“Praça Saiqui” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Praça Saiqui”

Localities in the Area

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