Praia de Fora
Praia de Fora is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praia de Fora is situated nearby to the suburb Urca, as well as near Leme.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain and Morro Cara de Cão.
Sugarloaf Mountain
Peak
Photo: Vincent E, Public domain.
Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urca and Leme.
Urca
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older.
Leme
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the South Zone of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship.
Flamengo
Suburb
Photo: Alicia Nijdam, CC BY 2.0.
Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Praia de Fora
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Praia de Sao Joao”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.94534° or 22° 56′ 43″ southLongitude
-43.1555° or 43° 9′ 20″ westElevation
-95 metres (-312 feet)Open location code
589R3R3V+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 15058581OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Praia de Fora” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia de Fora (lapyahan sa Brasil, Rio de Janeiro)”
- Cebuano: “Praia de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Praia de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Praia de São João”
- Swedish: “Praia de Fora (strand i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Botafogo and Catete.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça da Fundação do Rio de Janeiro and Exército Brasileiro.
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