Silvestre
Silvestre is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Brazil
- Also known as: “Silvestre, Rio de Janeiro”
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.
Apothecary’s Square
Square
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
The Largo do Boticário is a square in the Cosme Velho neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The square can be reached by the Beco do Boticário, that passes by the Carioca River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cosme Velho and Humaitá.
Cosme Velho
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Cosme Velho is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, adjacent to Laranjeiras. Its main street is Rua Cosme Velho, an extension of Rua das Laranjeiras.
Humaitá
Suburb
Photo: Wikityke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Humaitá is a residential district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is situated between the foot of Corcovado Mountain and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
Rio Comprido
Suburb
Rio Comprido is a neighborhood located in the center of Rio de Janeiro city, in Brazil. It borders the Catumbi, Estácio, Praça da Bandeira and Tijuca neighborhoods.
Silvestre
- Category: locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.9435° or 22° 56′ 37″ southLongitude
-43.20914° or 43° 12′ 33″ westElevation
279 metres (915 feet)Open location code
589R3Q4R+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1797630277OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Silvestre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Silvestre”
- Portuguese: “Silvestre (bairro do Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Silvestre (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Silvestre”
- Turkish: “Silvestre”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Silvestre”. Photo: Wolfhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0.