Casa Tia Ciata
Casa Tia Ciata is a museum in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Casa Tia Ciata is situated nearby to the park Jardins Suspensos do Valongo, as well as near the university building Valongo Observatory.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valongo Wharf and Praça dos Estivadores.
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 120 metres north of Casa Tia Ciata.
Praça dos Estivadores
Park
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Praça dos Estivadores is a park, which is situated 160 metres south of Casa Tia Ciata.
Valongo Observatory
University building
Photo: Eisdur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Valongo Observatory is the astronomical observatory of the UFRJ. It is located on the top of the Conceição Hill, an old settlement in the downtown of Rio de Janeiro dating from the first centuries of the colonization of the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saúde and Gamboa.
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.
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.
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.
Casa Tia Ciata
- 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
-22.89798° or 22° 53′ 53″ southLongitude
-43.18741° or 43° 11′ 15″ westOpen location code
589R4R27+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9306483721OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jardins Suspensos do Valongo and Arredores do Observatório do Valongo.
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