Rio das Pedras
Rio das Pedras is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. The favela sits in Rio de Janeiro’s Southwest Zone by the neighborhood of Itanhangá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Residential area
- Description: neighborhood in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Comunidade de Rio das Pedras” and “Rio das Pedras, Rio de Janeiro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport and New York City Center.
Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho, a journalist and former president of Globo Network. Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is situated 4 km west of Rio das Pedras.
New York City Center
Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New York City Center is a shopping center, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Rio das Pedras.
Vivendas da Barra Condominium
Residential area
Vivendas da Barra Condominium is a condominium located in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, in the western zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the oldest condominiums of the neighborhood, with its construction having begun in 1960. Vivendas da Barra Condominium is situated 4 km south of Rio das Pedras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anil and Gardênia Azul.
Anil
Suburb
Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anil is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gardênia Azul
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gardênia Azul is situated 2½ km northwest of Rio das Pedras.
Itanhangá
Suburb
Photo: Alex Petrenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Itanhangá is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Itanhangá is situated 3½ km east of Rio das Pedras.
Rio das Pedras
- Categories: neighborhood, geographical feature, and favela
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.97585° or 22° 58′ 33″ southLongitude
-43.33508° or 43° 20′ 6″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
589R2MF7+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 410650128OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Rio das Pedras” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石頭河”
- Dutch: “Rio das Pedras”
- Portuguese: “Rio das Pedras (bairro do Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Rio das pedras (bairro)”
- Portuguese: “Rio das Pedras”
- Turkish: “Rio das Pedras”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rio das Pedras”. Photo: Wolfhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0.