Museu da Ciência

Museu da Ciência is a museum in , , . Museu da Ciência is situated nearby to the public aquarium , as well as near the Ferris wheel .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include AquaRio and Rio Star.

Public aquarium
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The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, or , is a public aquarium located in the neighborhood, in the of , .

Ferris wheel
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The is a cantilevered observation wheel in the , located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With an overall height of 88 metres, from 2019 to November 2022, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in Latin America; however, it lost the title with the completion of the 91-meter , located in the .

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamboa and Saúde.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , . , along with and , is one of the oldest boroughs of Rio. It was originally settled by the aristocracy, due to the attractive position on the shores of Guanabara Bay, but lost its glamour when the docks were built.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of and east of , it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name means "Health" in Portuguese.

Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's is a district in the city of . has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.

Museu da Ciência

Latitude
-22.8931° or 22° 53′ 35″ south
Longitude
-43.19333° or 43° 11′ 36″ west
Operator
AquaRio
Open location code
589R4R44+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4908912254
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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