Praça da Apoteose
The Apotheosis Square is a venue in Rio de Janeiro close to the Morro da Mineira favela. It is part of Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí, which can hold a maximum 90,000 people.Photo: Jorge mello ej, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí and Museu Penitenciário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
Photo: Ben Tavener, CC BY 2.0.
The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in English. Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is situated 290 metres north of Praça da Apoteose.
Museu Penitenciário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Museum
Museu Penitenciário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro is a museum, which is situated 440 metres southwest of Praça da Apoteose.
Estácio de Sá
Community center
Photo: Guilherme Bastos, CC BY 2.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estácio de Sá is one of the most traditional samba schools of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It has won once the top-tier Rio parade in 1992. Estácio de Sá is situated 590 metres west of Praça da Apoteose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cidade Nova and Catumbi.
Cidade Nova
Suburb
Cidade Nova is a middle-to-lower-class neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between the Centro and the North Zone. The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is situated within this neighborhood.
Catumbi
Suburb
Catumbi is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and includes the Morro da Mineira favela.
Estácio
Suburb
Estácio is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighborhood was named after Estácio de Sá, the founder of Rio de Janeiro. The place where samba began.
Praça da Apoteose
- Type: Square
- Description: venue in Rio de Janeiro close to the Morro da Mineira favela, Brazil
- Categories: logradouro, event venue, tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.91337° or 22° 54′ 48″ southLongitude
-43.19615° or 43° 11′ 46″ westNamed after
apotheosisOpen location code
589R3RP3+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 168385110OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7239115
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Praça da Apoteose” goes by many names.
- German: “Praça da Apoteose”
- Japanese: “アポテオシス・スクエア”
- Polish: “Praça da Apoteose”
- Portuguese: “Praça da apoteose”
- Portuguese: “Praça da Apoteose”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Apoteosis”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Half Pipe do Catumbi and Praça Coronel Castelo Branco.
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