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Rocinha

Rocinha is a favela, located in 's between the districts of and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Morro Dois Irmãos and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Park
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is a park.

University
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The is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in , . It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus.

School
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro is a non-profit twin-campus IB World Continuum school located in , . The school was founded in 1937 as a private, independent, coeducational, non-denominational day school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vidigal and Gávea.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood and a favela in , .

Suburb
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is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the of the city of , Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, and neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the of the city of , . It is nestled in between the neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca to the southwest and Leblon to the northeast.

Rocinha

Latitude
-22.98852° or 22° 59′ 19″ south
Longitude
-43.24821° or 43° 14′ 54″ west
Population
24,500
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
589R2Q62+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6470680535
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7538520
Wiki­data ID
Q1238732
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Rocinha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “روسينها”
  • Arpitan: “Rocinha”
  • Asturian: “Rocinha”
  • Basque: “Rocinha”
  • Bulgarian: “Росиня”
  • Catalan: “Rocinha”
  • Chinese: “罗西尼亚”
  • Chinese: “羅西尼亞”
  • Dutch: “Rocinha”
  • Esperanto: “Rocinha”
  • Finnish: “Rocinha”
  • French: “Rocinha”
  • German: “Rocinha”
  • Hebrew: “רוסיניה”
  • Italian: “Rocinha”
  • Japanese: “ホシーニャ”
  • Japanese: “ホッシーニャ”
  • Japanese: “ロシーニャ”
  • Low German: “Rocinha”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rocinha”
  • Norwegian: “Rocinha”
  • Polish: “Rocinha”
  • Portuguese: “Rocinha”
  • Russian: “Росинья”
  • Spanish: “Rocinha”
  • Turkish: “Rocinha”

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