Praça da Harmonia
Praça da Harmonia is a park in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praça da Harmonia is situated nearby to the tram stop Harmonia VLT stop, as well as near the arts center Memorial dos Pretos Novos.Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valongo Wharf and Harmonia VLT stop.
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 450 metres east of Praça da Harmonia.
Cemitério dos Pretos Novos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Archaeological site
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cemitério dos Pretos Novos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an archaeological site, which is situated 140 metres west of Praça da Harmonia.
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.
Praça da Harmonia
- Type: Park
- Description: square in Rio de Janeiro
- Categories: square and recreation area
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.89556° or 22° 53′ 44″ southLongitude
-43.19158° or 43° 11′ 30″ westOpen location code
589R4R35+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 189307327OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q30938301
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Praça da Harmonia” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Praça Coronel Assunção”
- Portuguese: “Praça da Harmonia”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Armonía”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial dos Pretos Novos and Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde.
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