Barra Velodrome

The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in , .
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: velodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Rio Olympic Velodrome”
  • Address: Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Farmasi Arena and Olympic Tennis Centre.

Sports venue
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is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of , in , . It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts. is situated 190 metres east of Barra Velodrome.

Sports venue
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The is a tennis venue located in the Barra Olympic Park in in the West Zone of . The centre hosted tennis events of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair tennis events of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. is situated 310 metres west of Barra Velodrome.

Convention center
is an exhibition and convention center located in , . Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. is situated 2 km west of Barra Velodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curicica and Jacarepaguá.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the of , . is situated 2½ km north of Barra Velodrome.

Suburb
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, with a land area of 29.27 square miles, is a neighborhood situated in the of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2010, it had a population of 157,326. is situated 3 km northeast of Barra Velodrome.

Suburb
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is an upper-middle class neighborhood or in the of , , located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. is situated 4 km southeast of Barra Velodrome.

Barra Velodrome

Latitude
-22.97516° or 22° 58′ 31″ south
Longitude
-43.39234° or 43° 23′ 32″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Inception
June 26th, 2016
Open location code
589R2JF5+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 379876931
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­cycling
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11205168
Wiki­data ID
Q63999
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Barra Velodrome” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مضمار ريو الأولمبي للدراجات”
  • Asturian: “Velódromu de la Barra”
  • Catalan: “Velòdrom Olímpic de Rio”
  • Chinese: “巴拉自行車館”
  • Dutch: “Barra Velodrome”
  • Dutch: “Velodromo Municipal do Rio”
  • Dutch: “Velódromo Municipal do Rio”
  • Esperanto: “Olimpika Bicikladejo de Rio de Ĵanejro”
  • French: “vélodrome de Barra”
  • French: “Vélodrome olympique de Rio”
  • German: “Rio Olympic Velodrome”
  • German: “Velodromo da Barra”
  • German: “Velódromo da Barra”
  • German: “Velódromo Municipal do Rio”
  • Hebrew: “הוולודרום האולימפי של ריו”
  • Hebrew: “ולודרום בארה”
  • Indonesian: “Velodrome Olimpiade Rio”
  • Italian: “Velódromo Municipal do Rio”
  • Japanese: “ベロドロモ・ムニシパル・ド・リオ”
  • Latvian: “Rio Olimpiskais velodroms”
  • Lithuanian: “Barra velodromas”
  • Macedonian: “Олимписки велодром Рио”
  • Macedonian: “Општински велодром Рио”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Velódromo Olímpico do Rio”
  • Norwegian: “Velódromo Olímpico do Rio”
  • Persian: “پیست المپیک ریو دو ژانیرو”
  • Persian: “پیست بارا”
  • Polish: “Velódromo Olímpico do Rio”
  • Portuguese: “Velódromo da Barra”
  • Portuguese: “Velódromo Municipal do Rio”
  • Romanian: “Velodromul Olimpic din Rio”
  • Russian: “Велодром”
  • Russian: “Олимпийский велодром Рио”
  • Spanish: “Velodromo da Barra”
  • Spanish: “Velódromo da Barra”
  • Spanish: “Velodromo de la Barra”
  • Spanish: “Velódromo de la Barra”
  • Spanish: “Velódromo Olímpico de Río”

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