Morro da Quinta do Caju
Morro da Quinta do Caju is a peak in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Morro da Quinta do Caju is situated nearby to the neighborhood Parque Tecnológico da UFRJ, as well as near the suburb Vasco da Gama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include São Januário and Valongo Wharf.
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.
Valongo Wharf
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil.
AquaRio
Public aquarium
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, or AquaRio, is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the port zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caju and Vasco da Gama.
Caju
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Vasco da Gama
Suburb
Photo: Gaspar1915, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vasco da Gama is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was created in honor of the centenary of the football club CR Vasco da Gama in 1998, where its stadium, São Januário, is located.
Cidade Universitária
Suburb
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.
Morro da Quinta do Caju
- Type: Peak
- Also known as: “Quinta do Caju”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.8743° or 22° 52′ 28″ southLongitude
-43.21168° or 43° 12′ 42″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
589R4QGQ+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 1581609118OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
7538660
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In Other Languages
“Morro da Quinta do Caju” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Morro da Quinta do Caju”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parque Tecnológico da UFRJ and Salsa e Merengue.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça das Bandeiras and Portão Parque de Material de Eletrônica da Aeronáutica.
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