Morro da Conceição
Morro da Conceição is a peak in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro and has an elevation of 14 metres. Morro da Conceição is situated nearby to the suburb Saúde, as well as near the neighborhood Saara.Photo: Maria Eduarda Sabatini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 14 metres
- Description: human settlement in Brazil
- Also known as: “Morro da Conceicao”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valongo Wharf and Largo da Prainha.
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.
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Building
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a fort located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saúde and Centro.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá 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 Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.
Morro da Conceição
- Categories: sub-bairro and landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.89916° or 22° 53′ 57″ southLongitude
-43.18352° or 43° 11′ 1″ westElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
589R4R28+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1560025662OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Morro da Conceição” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morro da Conceição”
- Dutch: “Morro da Conceição”
- Portuguese: “Morro da Conceição”
- Spanish: “Morro da Conceição”
- Swedish: “Morro da Conceição (kulle i Brasilien, lat -22,90, long -43,18)”
- Swedish: “Morro da Conceição”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Major Vallo and Church of Saint Francis of Prainha.
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