Carioca River
The Carioca River is a river in the state of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. It emerges from two springs on the southeast slopes of the Tijuca Massif in the protected Mata Atlantica forest of Tijuca National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Brazil
- Also known as: “Rio Carioca”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carmen Miranda Museum and Catete Palace.
Carmen Miranda Museum
Museum
Photo: Rn.brito, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Carmen Miranda Museum, located in Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Park, is dedicated to honoring the life and career of singer and actress Carmen Miranda.
Catete Palace
Castle
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Catete Palace is an urban mansion in the Flamengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The property stretches from Rua do Catete to Praia do Flamengo.
Marina da Glória
Marina
Photo: Rodrigo Soldon, CC BY 2.0.
Marina da Glória is a marina located in the neighbourhood of Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This venue hosted the sailing events for the 2016 Summer Olympics within the Flamengo Park cluster, from 7 to 19 August 2016. and the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flamengo and Catete.
Flamengo
Suburb
Photo: Alicia Nijdam, CC BY 2.0.
Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Catete
Suburb
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Catete is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has strong commerce, with the majority of population being middle class.
Laranjeiras
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laranjeiras is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the Carioca River, which bordered Corcovado Mountain.
Carioca River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Carioca River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريو كاريوكا”
- Arabic: “نهر كاريوكا”
- Catalan: “Carioca”
- Cebuano: “Rio Carioca”
- Chinese: “卡里奥卡河”
- Chinese: “卡里奧卡河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاريوكا”
- French: “Rio Carioca”
- Hebrew: “קריוקה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Carioca”
- Portuguese: “Rio carioca”
- Portuguese: “Rio Carioca”
- Slovenian: “Carioca”
- Slovenian: “reka Carioca”
- Slovenian: “Rio Carioca”
- Spanish: “Río Carioca”
- Swedish: “Rio Carioca”
- Welsh: “Afon Carioca”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glória and Urca.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ponta de Tamandaré and Morro da Viuva.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Carioca River”. Photo: Daniel Fucs, CC BY-SA 2.0.