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Gamboa

Gamboa is a neighborhood in , . Gamboa, along with and , is one of the oldest boroughs of Rio. It was originally settled by the aristocracy, due to the attractive position on the shores of Guanabara Bay, but lost its glamour when the docks were built.
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  • Type: Suburb with 13,100 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
  • Also known as: “Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Valongo Wharf and Cemitério dos Pretos Novos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an old dock located in the of , 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Public aquarium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, or , is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Saúde.

Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's is a district in the city of . has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name means "Health" in Portuguese.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , Brazil. The neighbourhood is named after the Catholic church dos Milagres situated in the port area.

Gamboa

Latitude
-22.89775° or 22° 53′ 52″ south
Longitude
-43.1929° or 43° 11′ 35″ west
Population
13,100
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
589R4R24+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1613993211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7538668
Wiki­data ID
Q3757943
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Satellite Map

Discover Gamboa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Turkish—“Gamboa” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Gamboa”
  • Catalan: “Gamboa”
  • Corsican: “Gamboa”
  • Danish: “Gamboa”
  • Dutch: “Gamboa”
  • French: “Gamboa”
  • German: “Gamboa”
  • Indonesian: “Gamboa”
  • Italian: “Gamboa”
  • Japanese: “ガンボア”
  • Low German: “Gamboa”
  • Portuguese: “Gamboa (Rio de Janeiro)”
  • Portuguese: “Gamboa”
  • Portuguese: “Gambôa”
  • Romanian: “Gamboa”
  • Spanish: “Gamboa”
  • Swedish: “Gamboa”
  • Tahitian: “Gamboa”
  • Turkish: “Gamboa”

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