Canal do Cunha

Canal do Cunha is a river in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Canal do Cunha is situated nearby to the quarter Mandela de Pedra, as well as near the suburb Manguinhos.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manguinhos Library Park and São Januário.

Manguinhos Library Park

Library

Manguinhos Library Park

Photo: Ministério da Cultura, CC BY 2.0.

Manguinhos Library Park is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010. It contains over 25,000 books, 900 DVDs and 3 million songs, and also has a theatre that seats 200 people, a music room, classrooms, and a “Meu Bairro” room created for community member meetings.

São Januário

Stadium

Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estádio Vasco da Gama, popularly known as São Januário owing to its location on a street of the same name, is a Brazilian football stadium belonging to CR Vasco da Gama.

Museum of Life

Museum

Photo: Econt, CC BY 3.0.

The Museum of Life is located at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benfica and Jacaré.

Benfica

Suburb

Photo: annminan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Benfica is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located near São Cristóvão and Engenho de Dentro, within the Centro Administrative Region.

Jacaré

Suburb

Jacaré is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Canal do Cunha

Type: River
Category: body of water
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.88469° or 22° 53′ 5″ south

Longitude

-43.24353° or 43° 14′ 37″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

589R4Q84+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Canal do Cunha from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

“Canal do Cunha” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Canal do Cunha”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mandela de Pedra and Manguinhos.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paróquia São Miguel Arcanjo and Sacolão.

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