Humaitá
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 13,300 residents
- Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Humaita” and “Humaitá, 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.
Museu do Índio
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
O Museu do Índio is a cultural and scientific agency of the Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas or FUNAI. It was created by Darcy Ribeiro, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1953.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lagoa and Cosme Velho.
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.
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.
Botafogo
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João.
Humaitá
- Categories: neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.95464° or 22° 57′ 17″ southLongitude
-43.20048° or 43° 12′ 2″ westPopulation
13,300Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
589R2QWX+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1613993241OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7538588Wikidata ID
Q1012576
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