Pedra do Cortiço
Pedra do Cortiço is a peak in Petrópolis, Serrana, Rio de Janeiro and has an elevation of 1,121 metres. Pedra do Cortiço is situated nearby to the suburb São Sebastião, as well as near the locality Sargento Boening.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,121 metres
- Description: Brazilian mountain range
- Also known as: “Pedra do Cortico”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estação Meio da Serra and Casa Stefan Zweig.
Estação Meio da Serra
Railway station
Photo: ArlindoPereira, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estação Meio da Serra is a railway station.
Casa Stefan Zweig
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Casa Stefan Zweig is legally regarded as a private charitable organisation, which was founded in 2006 by a group of interested private donors, to establish a writer's house museum, that is dedicated to the author, in the last residence of Stefan Zweig and his wife in Petrópolis.
Palácio Rio Negro
Museum
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palácio Rio Negro is a palace located in Petrópolis, situated in a mountainous part of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the official residences of the President of Brazil, used mainly as a country retreat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pau Grande.
Pau Grande
Suburb
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Pau Grande is a village from the Vila Inhomirim of the municipality of Magé, in Rio de Janeiro. The name pau grande means "big log" or "big stick" in Portuguese. Pau Grande is located by the Organ Range.
Pedra do Cortiço
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Petrópolis, Serrana, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.54386° or 22° 32′ 38″ southLongitude
-43.18838° or 43° 11′ 18″ westElevation
1,121 metres (3,678 feet)Open location code
589RFR46+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3225664989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Pedra do Cortiço from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pedra do Cortiço” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pedra do Cortiço”
- Dutch: “Pedra do Cortiço”
- Ladin: “Pedra do Cortiço”
- Swedish: “Pedra do Cortiço”
- Venetian: “Pedra del Cortiço”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as São Sebastião and Sargento Boening.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça José Pereira de Almeida and Praça João Augusto Borba.
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