Ponta de Santo Antônio
Ponta de Santo Antônio is a point in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta de Santo Antônio is situated nearby to the suburb Cidade Universitária, as well as near Caju.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include São Januário and Fundão Island.
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 the home ground of CR Vasco da Gama. It is located in the Vasco da Gama neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil. São Januário is situated 4 km southwest of Ponta de Santo Antônio.
Rio Star
Ferris wheel
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The Rio Star is a cantilevered observation wheel in the Santo Cristo neighborhood, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With an overall height of 88 metres, from 2019 to November 2022, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in Latin America; however, it lost the title with the completion of the 91-meter Roda Rico, located in the city of São Paulo. Rio Star is situated 4 km south of Ponta de Santo Antônio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cidade Universitária and Caju.
Cidade Universitária
Suburb
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.
Caju
Suburb
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Caju is a working-class district of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prior to the current region Caju belonged to the historic district of São Cristóvão. Caju is situated 2½ km southwest of Ponta de Santo Antônio.
Maré
Suburb
Maré is a neighborhood and favela in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a grouping of several favelas, suburbs with houses, and housing complexes. Maré is situated 3½ km west of Ponta de Santo Antônio.
Ponta de Santo Antônio
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ponta de Santo Antonio”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta de Santo Antônio” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta de Santo Antônio (punta sa Brasil, Rio de Janeiro)”
- Cebuano: “Ponta de Santo Antônio”
- Portuguese: “Ponta de Santo Antônio”
- Swedish: “Ponta de Santo Antônio (udde i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro)”
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