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Lagoa

Lagoa is an affluent residential neighborhood in , located around the . It borders the neighborhoods of , , , , , and .
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  • Type: Suburb with 21,200 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
  • Also known as: “Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ the Redeemer and Corcovado.

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is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in , , created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.

Peak
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is a mountain in central , . It is a 710-metre granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Humaitá and Bairro Peixoto.

Suburb
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is a residential district in the of , . It is situated between the foot of Mountain and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.

Neighborhood
is a region in , , but it is not officially recognized as a neighborhood. Officially, it forms part of the neighborhood of , but has distinct characteristics.

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The South Zone of Rio de Janeiro is where most tourists usually stay. Lots of hotels, from the fancy 5-stars like Copacabana Palace to hostels, are to be found in the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, which also have three famous beaches, the latter two just being separated by the canal that drains the Lagoa into the sea.

Lagoa

Latitude
-22.96247° or 22° 57′ 45″ south
Longitude
-43.20249° or 43° 12′ 9″ west
Population
21,200
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
589R2QQX+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1613993278
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8304820
Wiki­data ID
Q3049535
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Urdu—“Lagoa” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Lagoa”
  • Catalan: “Lagoa”
  • Chinese: “拉各亚”
  • Croatian: “Lagoa”
  • Dutch: “Lagoa”
  • Esperanto: “Lagoa”
  • French: “Lagoa”
  • German: “Lagoa”
  • Hebrew: “לאגואה”
  • Italian: “Lagoa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lagoa”
  • Norwegian: “Lagoa”
  • Portuguese: “Lagoa”
  • Serbian: “Lagoa”
  • Serbian: “Лагоа”
  • Spanish: “Lagoa”
  • Turkish: “Lagoa”
  • Urdu: “لاگوا، ریو دے جانیرو”

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