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Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in , . It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: university in Rio de Janeiro
  • Also known as: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)” and “PUC-Rio”
  • Address: 225 Rua Marquês de São Vicente, Rio de Janeiro, 22451-900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grandjean de Montigny Manor House and Gávea Planetary.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 110 metres northwest of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Planetarium
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is a planetarium, which is situated 330 metres northeast of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 330 metres northeast of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gávea and Leblon.

Suburb
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is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the of the city of , Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, and neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, , and neighborhoods.

Suburb
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is a favela, located in 's between the districts of and Gávea. is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach.

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Latitude
-22.9797° or 22° 58′ 47″ south
Longitude
-43.233° or 43° 13′ 59″ west
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
Open location code
589R2QC8+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 308961702
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
11608913
Wiki­data ID
Q1857293
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجامعة الأسقفية الكاثوليكية في ريو دي جانيرو”
  • Armenian: “Ռիո դե Ժանեյրոյի հայրապետական ​​կաթոլիկ համալսարան”
  • Asturian: “Pontificia Universidá Católica de Rio de Janeiro”
  • Asturian: “PUC-Rio”
  • Belarusian: “Папскі каталіцкі ўнівэрсытэт Рыа-дэ-Жанэйру”
  • Belarusian: “Папскі каталіцкі ўнівэрсытэт Рыю-дэ-Жанэйру”
  • Catalan: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)”
  • Catalan: “Pontifícia Universitat Catòlica de Rio de Janeiro”
  • Catalan: “PUC-Rio de Janeiro”
  • Catalan: “PUC-Rio”
  • Catalan: “PUC/RJ”
  • Chinese: “里約熱內盧天主教大學”
  • Chinese: “里约天主教大学”
  • Chinese: “里约热内卢天主教大学”
  • Czech: “Papežská katolická univerzita Rio de Janeiro”
  • Czech: “Papežská katolická univerzita v Rio de Janeiru”
  • Danish: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Dutch: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Dutch: “PUC-Rio”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجامعة الاسقفيه الكاثوليكيه فى ريو دى جانيرو”
  • Esperanto: “Pontifika Universitato Katolika de Rio-de-Ĵanejro”
  • French: “Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • French: “université pontificale catholique de Rio de Janeiro”
  • French: “Université pontificale catholique de Rio de Janeiro”
  • Galician: “Pontificia Universidade Católica de Río de Xaneiro”
  • German: “Päpstliche Katholische Universität von Rio de Janeiro”
  • German: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Greek: “Ποντιφικό Καθολικό Πανεπιστήμιο του Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο”
  • Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה האפיפיורית הקתולית של ריו דה ז’ניירו”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Katolik Kepausan Rio de Janeiro”
  • Italian: “Pontificia Università Cattolica di Rio de Janeiro”
  • Italian: “Pontifícia Università Cattolica di Rio de Janeiro”
  • Japanese: “リオデジャネイロ・カトリカ大学”
  • Japanese: “リオデジャネイロ・カトリック大学”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “PUC-Rio”
  • Norwegian: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Ossetian: “Рио-де-Жанейройы Папæйы католикон университет”
  • Portuguese: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Portuguese: “PUC do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Portuguese: “PUC-Rio de Janeiro”
  • Portuguese: “PUC-Rio”
  • Portuguese: “PUC-RIO”
  • Portuguese: “Puc-rj”
  • Portuguese: “PUC/RJ”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Russian: “Папский католический университет Рио-де-Жанейро”
  • Slovenian: “Papeška katoliška univerza Ria de Janeira”
  • Slovenian: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Slovenian: “PUC-Rio”
  • Spanish: “Pontificia Universidad Católica de Río de Janeiro”
  • Spanish: “PUC-Rio de Janeiro”
  • Spanish: “PUC-Rio”
  • Spanish: “PUC/RJ”
  • Swedish: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Tagalog: “Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro”
  • Ukrainian: “Папський католицький університет Ріо-де-Жанейро”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol Archesgobol Gatholig Rio de Janeiro”

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