Ponta da Areia
Ponta da Areia is a point in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta da Areia is situated nearby to the suburb Neves, as well as near Porto Novo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Unidos do Viradouro and Cemitério do Maruí.
Unidos do Viradouro
Arts center
Photo: Viniciusmarvin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos do Viradouro, or simply Viradouro or Unidos do Viradouro, is a samba school that competes in the Carnival city of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Barreto neighborhood in Niterói. Unidos do Viradouro is situated 2½ km south of Ponta da Areia.
Cemitério do Maruí
Cemetery
Photo: Erico Tachizawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cemitério do Maruí is a cemetery, which is situated 3 km south of Ponta da Areia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilha da Conceição and Engenhoca.
Ilha da Conceição
Suburb
Ilha da Conceição is an island, and one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the northern zone of the city, in the Guanabara Bay. Ilha da Conceição is situated 4 km south of Ponta da Areia.
Engenhoca
Suburb
Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay, facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forming part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. Engenhoca is situated 4 km south of Ponta da Areia.
Niterói
Photo: Phx de, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Niterói is the former capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil. Nicknamed "The Smile City", "NKT" and "Nikiti", it is just a short ferry ride from downtown Rio across Guanabara Bay.
Ponta da Areia
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.8349° or 22° 50′ 6″ southLongitude
-43.10503° or 43° 6′ 18″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
589R5V8V+2XGeoNames ID
13454814
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In Other Languages
“Ponta da Areia” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Ponta da Areia”
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