Ponta das Cabras

Ponta das Cabras is a point in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta das Cabras is situated nearby to the suburb Cidade Universitária, as well as near the neighborhood Nova Holanda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fundão Island and Piscinão de Ramos.

Piscinão de Ramos is an artificial saltwater lagoon located in the Maré neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Constructed in 2001 with the goal of providing residents of Rio's North Zone with a clean bathing area, it is considered the main leisure area of the North Zone and has recorded up to 60,000 visitors on a single weekend. Piscinão de Ramos is situated 2½ km west of Ponta das Cabras.

Estádio Leônidas da Silva

Stadium

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Estádio Leônidas da Silva is a stadium, which is situated 4 km southwest of Ponta das Cabras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cidade Universitária and Maré.

Cidade Universitária

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island of Fundão Island.

Maré

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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 southwest of Ponta das Cabras.

Ramos

Suburb

Ramos is a neighborhood of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ramos is situated 3½ km southwest of Ponta das Cabras.

Ponta das Cabras

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

-22.8394° or 22° 50′ 22″ south

Longitude

-43.2237° or 43° 13′ 25″ west

Open location code

589R5Q6G+6G

GeoNames ID

13013095

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ponta das Cabras” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Ponta das Cabras”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nova Holanda and Conjunto Viário Escritor Jarge Amado.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Praia da Amendoeira and Ilha do Catalão.

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