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: “Bairro do Centro do Rio de Janeiro”, “Bairro do Centro do RJ”, “Centro (bairro do Rio de Janeiro)”, “Centro (Rio de Janeiro)”, “Centro do Rio”, “Centro do Rio de Janeiro”, “Centro, Rio de Janeiro”, and “Rio de Janeiro/Centro”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading and Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
Teatro João Caetano
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Saúde.
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”
- Hebrew: “סנטרו”
- Italian: “Centro”
- Japanese: “セントロ地区”
- Marathi: “सेंत्रो”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Centro”
- Norwegian: “Centro”
- Portuguese: “Centro”
- Slovenian: “Centro”
- Spanish: “Centro”
- Swedish: “Centro”
- Turkish: “Centro”
- Ukrainian: “Сентро”
- Ukrainian: “Центр”
- “Centro”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Saara and Pequena África.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Igreja de Santo Elesbão e Santa Ifigênia and Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Terço e Senhor dos Passos.
Rio de Janeiro: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Zona Sul and Centro.
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