Ponta Mata Gambá
Ponta Mata Gambá is a point in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta Mata Gambá is situated nearby to the suburb Cidade Universitária, as well as near the locality Conjunto Viário Escritor Jarge Amado.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fundão Island and São Januário.
São Januário
Stadium
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estádio Vasco da Gama, popularly known as São Januário owing to its location on a street of the same name, is the home ground of CR Vasco da Gama. It is located in the Vasco da Gama neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil. São Januário is situated 4 km south of Ponta Mata Gambá.
Museum of Life
Museum
The Museum of Life is located at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Museum of Life is situated 3½ km southwest of Ponta Mata Gambá.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cidade Universitária and Caju.
Cidade Universitária
Suburb
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.
Caju
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caju is a working-class district of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prior to the current region Caju belonged to the historic district of São Cristóvão. Caju is situated 2½ km south of Ponta Mata Gambá.
Maré
Suburb
Maré is a neighborhood and favela in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a grouping of several favelas, suburbs with houses, and housing complexes. Maré is situated 3 km west of Ponta Mata Gambá.
Ponta Mata Gambá
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ponta Mata Gamba”
- Category: landform
- Location: Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.8572° or 22° 51′ 26″ southLongitude
-43.2153° or 43° 12′ 55″ westOpen location code
589R4QVM+4VGeoNames ID
13013003
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In Other Languages
“Ponta Mata Gambá” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Ponta Mata Gambá”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Conjunto Viário Escritor Jarge Amado and Vila Pinheiros.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ilha do Bom Jesus and Ponta do Corcunda.
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