Praia do Alentejo
Praia do Alentejo is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praia do Alentejo is situated nearby to the suburb Cacuia, as well as near Zumbi.Places of Interest
Highlights include União da Ilha do Governador and Ilha d’Água.
União da Ilha do Governador
Community center
Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha do Governador was founded on March 7, 1953 by the friends Maurício Gazelle, and Quincas Orphylo, who were in Cacuia, the main site of the carnival parade of the Ilha do Governador, watching the presentation of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts of the island.
Ilha d’Água
Islet
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ilha d’Água is an islet, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Praia do Alentejo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cacuia and Zumbi.
Praia do Alentejo
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Praia do Alentejo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia do Alentejo”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Alentejo”
- Swedish: “Praia do Alentejo”
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