Gávea Planetary
Gávea Planetary is a planetarium in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro which is located on Rua Vice Governador Rubens Berardo. Gávea Planetary is situated nearby to the theater building Teatro Municipal Maria Clara Machado, as well as near the playground Aparelhos de Ginástica.Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Planetarium
- Also known as: “PlanetaRio”
- Address: 100 Rua Vice Governador Rubens Berardo, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, 22451-070
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museu do Universo and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
University
Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is situated 330 metres southwest of Gávea Planetary.
Grandjean de Montigny Manor House
Museum
Photo: Ivokory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grandjean de Montigny Manor House is a museum, which is situated 370 metres west of Gávea Planetary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leblon and Gávea.
Leblon
Suburb
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leblon is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the South Zone of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, Lagoa, and Vidigal neighborhoods.
Gávea
Suburb
Photo: ri5co, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists.
Jardim Botânico
Suburb
Jardim Botânico is a wealthy residential neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located north of Ipanema and Leblon, just across Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and east of Gávea.
Gávea Planetary
- Categories: museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.97815° or 22° 58′ 41″ southLongitude
-43.23026° or 43° 13′ 49″ westOperator
Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de JaneiroOpen location code
589R2QC9+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 119872942OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetariumWikidata ID
Q10350276
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Gávea Planetary” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里約熱內盧天文館”
- Japanese: “リオデジャネイロプラネタリウム”
- Portuguese: “Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro”
- Portuguese: “Museu do Universo (Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Planetário da Gávea”
- Portuguese: “Planetário do Rio de Janeiro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Municipal Maria Clara Machado and Aparelhos de Ginástica.
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