Observatório Nacional
Observatório Nacional is a planetarium in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro which is located on Rua General José Cristino. Observatório Nacional is situated nearby to Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences, as well as near the suburb Vasco da Gama.- Type: Planetarium
- Also known as: “Observatorio Nacional”
- Address: 77 Rua General José Cristino, São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, 20921-400
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include São Januário and Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences.
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 540 metres northwest of Observatório Nacional.
Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences
Museum
Photo: Leandro Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences is situated 240 metres east of Observatório Nacional.
Centro de Tradicoes Nordestinas Luiz Gonzaga
Arts center
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centro de Tradicoes Nordestinas Luiz Gonzaga is an arts center, which is situated 590 metres southeast of Observatório Nacional.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vasco da Gama and Imperial de São Cristóvão.
Vasco da Gama
Suburb
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.
Imperial de São Cristóvão
Suburb
Photo: Leandro Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
São Cristóvão is a traditional neighborhood in the north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mangueira
Suburb
Photo: Drmarcelodavid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mangueira is a shantytown neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill or morro. It is most famous for its samba school, the Estação Primeira de Mangueira or simply Mangueira, which is one of strongest competitors in the annual Rio Carnival samba competition.
Observatório Nacional
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.89489° or 22° 53′ 42″ southLongitude
-43.22547° or 43° 13′ 32″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
589R4Q4F+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2351008036OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetariumGeoNames ID
12513056
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In Other Languages
“Observatório Nacional” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Observatório Nacional”
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