Ponto de Parada

Ponto de Parada is a suburb in Recife, Grande Recife, Pernambuco. Ponto de Parada is situated nearby to the suburb Arruda, as well as near Rosarinho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio do Arruda and Encruzilhada Public Market.

Estádio do Arruda

Stadium

Photo: Federação Pernambucana de Futebol, Public domain.

Estádio José do Rego Maciel, also known as Estádio do Arruda, is a multi-purpose stadium in Recife, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

Encruzilhada Public Market

Marketplace

Photo: Paulo Camelo, CC BY 2.5.

Encruzilhada Public Market is a marketplace.

Museu do Estado de Pernambuco

Museum

Photo: Francisco Dsb, CC BY 2.0.

The Museu do Estado de Pernambuco is housed in a 19th-century mansion on the Av. Rui Barbosa in Recife, capital of Pernambuco state, Brazil. It was opened in 1929.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casa Forte and Recife Antigo.

Casa Forte

Suburb

Casa Forte is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Casa Forte is situated 3 km west of Ponto de Parada.

Recife Antigo is the historical section of central Recife, Brazil. It is located on the Island of Recife, near the Recife harbor. This historic area has been recently recovered and now holds several clubs, bars and a high-tech center called Porto Digital. Recife Antigo is situated 4½ km southeast of Ponto de Parada.

Olinda

Photo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0.

Olinda is a city in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It hosts one of Brazil's most famous carnivals and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its 16th and 17th century buildings.

Ponto de Parada

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Recife, Grande Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-8.0297° or 8° 1′ 47″ south

Longitude

-34.89309° or 34° 53′ 35″ west

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

6937X4C4+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3227423815

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

12136760

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In Other Languages

“Ponto de Parada” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Ponto de Parada”

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