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Governador Island

Governador Island is the largest island in , in , . It has a population of about 211,018 inhabitants, in a small area of 42 km2.
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  • Type: Locality with 450,000 residents
  • Description: island in Brazil
  • Also known as: “Ilha do Governador”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport and Estádio Luso Brasileiro.

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, is the main airport serving , at Av. Vinte de Janeiro, s/n; Ilha do Governador. It is the country's second-busiest international airport.

Stadium
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
, formerly known as Ilha do Urubu, Arena Petrobras, Arena Botafogo and Estádio da Ilha do Governador is a football stadium inaugurated on 2 October 1965 in Ilha do Governador neighborhood, .

Community center
Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba was founded on March 7, 1953 by the friends Maurício Gazelle, and Quincas Orphylo, who were in , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galeão and Jardim Guanabara.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , Brazil. It is located on Governador Island besides the Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport.

Suburb
is a neighborhood located in Ilha do Governador, , . A point of interest is a beach named Praia da Bica, with a view of the city.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , Brazil.

Governador Island

Latitude
-22.8097° or 22° 48′ 35″ south
Longitude
-43.214° or 43° 12′ 51″ west
Population
450,000
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BR IGO
Open location code
589R5QRP+49
Geo­Names ID
8449804
Wiki­data ID
Q1658442
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Satellite Map

Discover Governador Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Governador Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Governador uhartea”
  • Bosnian: “Governador”
  • Catalan: “Illa del Governador”
  • Cebuano: “Governador Island”
  • Croatian: “Governador”
  • Croatian: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Dutch: “Governador”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايلها دو جوڤيرنادور”
  • French: “Ilha do governador”
  • French: “Ilha do Governador”
  • French: “Ilha Do Governador”
  • German: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Italian: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Norwegian: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Polish: “Governador”
  • Portuguese: “Estrada do Galeão”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Russian: “Остров Губернатора”
  • Serbian: “Говернадор”
  • Spanish: “Isla del Gobernador”
  • Swedish: “Governador Island”
  • Swedish: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Turkish: “Governador Adası”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Morro do Limão and Governours Island.

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