Paineiras
Paineiras is a railway station in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Paineiras is situated nearby to the railway station Christ the Redeemer, as well as near the peak Corcovado.Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ the Redeemer and Corcovado.
Christ the Redeemer
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Christ the Redeemer is situated 1 km southeast of Paineiras.
Corcovado
Peak
Photo: Jens Hausherr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corcovado is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 710-metre granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances.
Christ the Redeemer
Railway station
Christ the Redeemer is a railway station, which is situated 1 km southeast of Paineiras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silvestre and Cosme Velho.
Silvestre
Neighborhood
Silvestre is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood.
Cosme Velho
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Cosme Velho is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, adjacent to Laranjeiras. Its main street is Rua Cosme Velho, an extension of Rua das Laranjeiras.
Humaitá
Suburb
Photo: Wikityke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Humaitá is a residential district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is situated between the foot of Corcovado Mountain and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
Paineiras
- Type: Railway station
- Description: intermediate station of Corcovado rack railway, Brazil
- Categories: overtaking station, station, and transportation
- Location: Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.94713° or 22° 56′ 50″ southLongitude
-43.21747° or 43° 13′ 3″ westElevation
278 metres (912 feet)Open location code
589R3Q3M+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 745762489OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
13013031Wikidata ID
Q120648407
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Paineiras” goes by many names.
- French: “Paineiras”
- Portuguese: “Estação Paineiras”
- Portuguese: “Paineiras”
- “Paineiras”
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