Museu do Surf
Museu do Surf is a museum in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Museu do Surf is situated nearby to the public aquarium AquaRio, as well as near the church Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include AquaRio and Rio Star.
AquaRio
Public aquarium
Rio Star
Ferris wheel
Photo: Agent010, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rio Star is a cantilevered observation wheel in the Santo Cristo neighborhood, 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 Roda Rico, located in the city of São Paulo. Rio Star is situated 190 metres west of Museu do Surf.
Valongo Wharf
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil. Valongo Wharf is situated 660 metres southeast of Museu do Surf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamboa and Saúde.
Gamboa
Suburb
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamboa, along with Santo Cristo and Saúde, 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.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro 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 do Surf
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.89304° or 22° 53′ 35″ southLongitude
-43.19224° or 43° 11′ 32″ westOperator
AquaRioOpen location code
589R4R45+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4908912255OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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