Praia da Joatinga

Praia da Joatinga is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praia da Joatinga is situated nearby to the quarter Barrinha, as well as near Jardim Oceânico.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pedra da Gávea and Pico dos Quatro.

Pedra da Gávea

Peak

Photo: Parigot, Public domain.

Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres, making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean.

Pico dos Quatro

Peak

Pico dos Quatro

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Pico dos Quatro is a peak.

Ilha da Gigóia

Islet

Photo: Djair Soares, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ilha da Gigóia is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joá and Jardim Oceânico.

Joá

Suburb

Photo: Rodrigo Soldon, CC BY 2.0.

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

Jardim Oceânico

Quarter

Jardim Oceânico

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Jardim Oceânico, is an unofficial, luxury neighborhood located in the Barra da Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro. It is serviced by the Jardim Oceânico Station and Line 4.

Itanhangá

Suburb

Photo: Alex Petrenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Itanhangá is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Itanhangá is situated 3½ km northwest of Praia da Joatinga.

Praia da Joatinga

Type: Beach
Also known as: “Praia do Chuá” and “Praia do Joá”
Category: landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-23.01469° or 23° 0′ 53″ south

Longitude

-43.29053° or 43° 17′ 26″ west

Elevation

41 metres (135 feet)

Open location code

588RXPP5+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Praia da Joatinga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Praia da Joatinga” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Praia da Joatinga”
French: “plage de Joatinga”
French: “Plage de Joatinga”
Portuguese: “Joatinga”
Portuguese: “Praia da joatinga”
Portuguese: “Praia da Joatinga”
Swedish: “Praia da Joatinga”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barrinha and São Conrado.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mirante Arquiteto Ricardo Menescal and Túnel da Estrada de Ferro Botafogo-Angra dos Reis.

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