Taquara
Taquara is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bairro contains the Pau da Fome center of the 12,500 hectares Pedra Branca State Park, created in 1974.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is also known as “Taquara, Rio de Janeiro”
- Description: neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
Suburbs in the Area
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Jardim Sulacap
Jardim Sulacap is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3 km north of Taquara
Tanque
Tanque is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3 km east of Taquara
Pechincha
Pechincha is a predominantly residential neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3½ km east of Taquara
Taquara
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Latitude
-22.92189° or 22° 55′ 19″ south
Longitude
-43.38465° or 43° 23′ 5″ west
Open location code
589R3JH8+64
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Taquara” goes by many names.
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