Piscinão de Ramos

Piscinão de Ramos is an artificial saltwater lagoon located in the Maré neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Constructed in 2001 with the goal of providing residents of Rio's North Zone with a clean bathing area, it is considered the main leisure area of the North Zone and has recorded up to 60,000 visitors on a single weekend.

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Type: Swimming pool
Description: water park in Brazil
Also known as: “Parque Ambiental da Praia de Ramos”, “Piscinão de ramos”, “Praia de ramos”, and “Praia de Ramos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Olaria Atlético Clube and Rua Bariri.

Olaria Atlético Clube

Sports venue

Photo: Vianna Rafael, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Olaria Atlético Clube, usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. Mostly known for its Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Olaria. Olaria Atlético Clube is situated 2 km west of Piscinão de Ramos.

Rua Bariri

Stadium

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Estádio Mourão Vieira Filho, usually known as Estádio da Rua Bariri, is a football stadium in Olaria neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,300 people. Rua Bariri is situated 1½ km west of Piscinão de Ramos.

Estação Olaria

Railway station

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Estação Olaria is a railway station, which is situated 2 km southwest of Piscinão de Ramos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramos and Olaria.

Ramos

Suburb

Ramos is a neighborhood of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Olaria

Suburb

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Olaria is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Maré

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Maré is a neighborhood and favela in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a grouping of several favelas, suburbs with houses, and housing complexes.

Piscinão de Ramos

Categories: water park, park, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.8392° or 22° 50′ 21″ south

Longitude

-43.25046° or 43° 15′ 2″ west

Open location code

589R5P6X+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 14873985

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=swimming_pool

Wikidata ID

Q10350080

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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Piscinão de Ramos” goes by many names.

French: “Piscinão de Ramos”
Portuguese: “Piscinão de Ramos”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Parque Ambiental da Praia de Ramos and Corpo de Bombeiros Praia de Ramos.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bar do Dicró and Mr Batata.

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