Ilha Piraqué
Ilha Piraqué is an islet in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Ilha Piraqué is situated nearby to the suburb Jardim Botânico, as well as near Lagoa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Ilha Piraque”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ the Redeemer and Corcovado.
Christ the Redeemer
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
Corcovado
Peak
Photo: Jens Hausherr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corcovado is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 710-metre granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jardim Botânico and Lagoa.
Jardim Botânico
Suburb
Jardim Botânico is a wealthy residential neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located north of Ipanema and Leblon, just across Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and east of Gávea.
Lagoa
Suburb
Photo: renatadihl, CC BY 2.0.
Lagoa is an affluent residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighborhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea, Jardim Botânico, and Humaitá.
Leblon
Suburb
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leblon is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the South Zone of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, Lagoa, and Vidigal neighborhoods.
Ilha Piraqué
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.96806° or 22° 58′ 5″ southLongitude
-43.21613° or 43° 12′ 58″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
589R2QJM+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 16218476OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ilha Piraqué” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ilha Piraqué”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Piraqué”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Piraquê”
- Swedish: “Ilha Piraqué”
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