Floresta dos Pretos Forros

Floresta dos Pretos Forros is a forest in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Floresta dos Pretos Forros is situated nearby to the suburb Água Santa, as well as near the locality Serra Padilha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lins Imperial and Train Museum.

Lins Imperial

Community center

Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lins Imperial is a community center, which is situated 3 km east of Floresta dos Pretos Forros.

Train Museum

Museum

Photo: Nandaco, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Train Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Floresta dos Pretos Forros.

Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station

Railway station

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro Station is a railway station on the SuperVia network in Rio de Janeiro. The station services the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station is situated 3½ km northeast of Floresta dos Pretos Forros.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Água Santa and Engenho de Dentro.

Água Santa is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighborhood is bordered by Jacarepaguá, Piedade, Encantado, Engenho de Dentro and the Dos Pretos-Forros Ridge. The Ary Franco Prison is located in the neighborhood.

Engenho de Dentro

Suburb

Engenho de Dentro is a middle-class and lower-middle-class neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders the neighbourhoods of Abolição, Água Santa, Cachambi, Encantado, Inhaúma, Lins de Vasconcelos, Méier, Pilares and Todos os Santos. Engenho de Dentro is situated 2½ km northeast of Floresta dos Pretos Forros.

Encantado

Suburb

Encantado is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Encantado is situated 2½ km north of Floresta dos Pretos Forros.

Floresta dos Pretos Forros

Type: Forest
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.9194° or 22° 55′ 10″ south

Longitude

-43.31294° or 43° 18′ 47″ west

Elevation

364 metres (1,194 feet)

Open location code

589R3MJP+6R

GeoNames ID

7538397

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In Other Languages

“Floresta dos Pretos Forros” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Floresta dos Pretos Forros”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Serra Padilha and Presídio.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Serra dos Prêtos Forros and Serra dos Pretos.

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