Gamboa
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamboa, along with Santo Cristo and Saúde, 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.- Suburb with about 13,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- …is also known as “Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro”
- Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
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Places in the Area
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Gamboa
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Latitude
-22.89775° or 22° 53′ 52″ south
Longitude
-43.1929° or 43° 11′ 35″ west
Open location code
589R4R24+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Turkish—“Gamboa” goes by many names.
GamboaIndonesian
GamboaItalian
ガンボアJapanese
GamboaLow German
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