Morro do Castelo

Morro do Castelo is a peak in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro and has an elevation of 33 metres. Morro do Castelo is situated nearby to the suburb Paquetá, as well as near Praia da Luz.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Paquetá Island and Ilha de Brocoió.

Paquetá Island

Photo: Marcelocandidoli, Public domain.

Paquetá is a district of Rio de Janeiro situated on an island in the middle of the Guanabara Bay. It was a very fashionable place at the beginning of the 20th century, where the Brazilian upper class would have parties and spend their weekends.

Ilha de Brocoió

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ilha de Brocoió is an islet.

Ilha Itapacis

Islet

Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ilha Itapacis is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paquetá and Freguesia.

Paquetá

Suburb

Photo: Marcelocandidoli, Public domain.

Paquetá is a neighborhood located on the island of the same name, Paquetá, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Freguesia

Suburb

Photo: Marcio dutra, Public domain.

Freguesia is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Freguesia is situated 8 km southwest of Morro do Castelo.

Bancários

Suburb

Bancários is a neighborhood located at Ilha do Governador in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As of 2010 it has a population of 12,512. Bancários is situated 9 km southwest of Morro do Castelo.

Morro do Castelo

Type: Peak with an elevation of 33 metres
Description: mountain in Brazil (dissolved)
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.75246° or 22° 45′ 9″ south

Longitude

-43.1039° or 43° 6′ 14″ west

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

589R6VXW+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 386279949

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

7538768

Wikidata ID

Q10332478

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Satellite Map

Discover Morro do Castelo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Morro do Castelo” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Morro do Castelo”
Dutch: “Morro do Castelo”
Ladin: “Morro do Castelo”
Portuguese: “Morro do castelo”
Portuguese: “Morro do Castelo”
Spanish: “Morro do Castelo”
Swedish: “Morro do Castelo”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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