Centro
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.- Type: Suburb with 41,100 residents
- Description: neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
- Also known as: “Centro, Rio de Janeiro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading and Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
Museum
The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Teatro João Caetano
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Saúde.
Centro
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Lapa
Suburb
Lapa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located in the Zona Central, it is known for its historical monuments and vibrant nightlife. The neighborhood is home to the Arcos da Lapa, an aqueduct inaugurated by colonial authorities in 1750, and the Passeio Público, the city's first public park, which was built in 1783 and remodelled in 1860.
Centro
- Categories: central business district, neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.90439° or 22° 54′ 16″ south
Longitude
-43.18307° or 43° 10′ 59″ west
Population
41,100
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
589R3RW8+6Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Centro” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Centro”
- Chinese: “旧市区”
- Chinese: “舊市區”
- Dutch: “Centro”
- French: “Centro”
- German: “Centro”
- German: “Rio de Janeiro/Centro”
- Hebrew: “סנטרו”
- Italian: “Centro”
- Japanese: “セントロ地区”
- Marathi: “सेंत्रो”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Centro”
- Norwegian: “Centro”
- Portuguese: “Bairro do Centro do Rio de Janeiro”
- Portuguese: “Bairro do Centro do RJ”
- Portuguese: “Centro (bairro do Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Centro (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Centro do Rio de Janeiro”
- Portuguese: “Centro do Rio”
- Portuguese: “Centro”
- Slovenian: “Centro”
- Spanish: “Centro”
- Swedish: “Centro”
- Turkish: “Centro”
- Ukrainian: “Сентро”
- Ukrainian: “Центр”
- “Centro”
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