Píer Mauá
Píer Mauá is a pier in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Píer Mauá is situated nearby to Museum of Tomorrow, as well as near the church São Bento Monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pier
- Description: pier in Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Pier Maua”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Tomorrow and Valongo Wharf.
Museum of Tomorrow
Museum
Photo: Caca Cambalhota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Museum of Tomorrow is situated 100 metres south of Píer Mauá.
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. Valongo Wharf is situated 1 km southwest of Píer Mauá.
São Bento Monastery
Church
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, more commonly known as the Mosteiro de São Bento, is a Benedictine abbey located on the Morro de São Bento in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. São Bento Monastery is situated 440 metres south of Píer Mauá.
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.
Píer Mauá
- Category: transportation
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
“Píer Mauá” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Píer Mauá”
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