Ponta da Sapucaia
Ponta da Sapucaia is a point in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta da Sapucaia is situated nearby to the suburb Caju, as well as near the locality Conjunto Viário Escritor Jarge Amado.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include São Januário and Fundão Island.
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 2½ km south of Ponta da Sapucaia.
AquaRio
Public aquarium
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, or AquaRio, is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the port zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AquaRio is situated 3½ km southeast of Ponta da Sapucaia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caju and Cidade Universitária.
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.
Cidade Universitária
Suburb
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.
Vasco da Gama
Suburb
Photo: Gaspar1915, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vasco da Gama is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was created in honor of the centenary of the football club CR Vasco da Gama in 1998, where its stadium, São Januário, is located. Vasco da Gama is situated 2½ km south of Ponta da Sapucaia.
Ponta da Sapucaia
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.8699° or 22° 52′ 12″ southLongitude
-43.219° or 43° 13′ 8″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
589R4QJJ+2CGeoNames ID
13013071
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In Other Languages
“Ponta da Sapucaia” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Ponta da Sapucaia”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saco da Raposa and Morro da Quinta do Caju.
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