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Valongo Wharf

The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the of , 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former wharf in Rio de Janeiro
  • Also known as: “Cais da Imperatriz”, “Muelle de la Emperatriz”, “Muelle de Valongo”, and “Sítio Arqueológico Cais do Valongo”
  • Address: Praça Jornal do Comércio, Saúde, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port of Rio de Janeiro and Pedra do Sal.

Harbor
Photo: Jorge Andrade, CC BY 2.0.
The is a seaport in the city of , located in a cove on the west shore of . It is the third-busiest port in Brazil, and it is managed by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro. is situated 350 metres north of Valongo Wharf.

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic and religious site in , in the neighborhood of . The site was originally a quilombo village. An association group still lives there, formally known as the Community Descendents of the Quilombos of . is situated 230 metres southeast of Valongo Wharf.

Museum
Photo: Caca Cambalhota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a science museum in the city of , Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. is situated 1 km east of Valongo Wharf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saúde and Gamboa.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of and east of , it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name means "Health" in Portuguese.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , . , along with and , 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.

Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's is a district in the city of . has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.

Valongo Wharf

Latitude
-22.89688° or 22° 53′ 49″ south
Longitude
-43.18739° or 43° 11′ 15″ west
Inception
1811
Operator
IPHAN
Open location code
589R4R37+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 193033303
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q20048515
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Valongo Wharf” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “瓦隆古码头”
  • Croatian: “Pristanište Valongo”
  • Croatian: “Valongo pristanište”
  • Czech: “Přístaviště Valongo”
  • Dutch: “Archeologische site van de Valongokaai”
  • Esperanto: “Varfo de Valongo”
  • French: “quai de Valongo”
  • French: “Quai de Valongo”
  • French: “Quai du Valongo”
  • Georgian: “ვალონგოს ნავსადგური”
  • German: “Archäologische Stätte Valongo-Kai”
  • German: “Valongo-Kai”
  • Hebrew: “רציף ואלונגו”
  • Hungarian: “Valongo rakpart”
  • Italian: “Sito archeologico della banchina di Valongo”
  • Italian: “Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site”
  • Japanese: “ヴァロンゴ埠頭”
  • Japanese: “ヴァロンゴ埠頭の考古遺跡”
  • Lithuanian: “Valongo prieplauka”
  • Maltese: “Maħżen ta‘ Valongo”
  • Maltese: “Sit Arkeoloġiku tal-Maħżen ta‘ Valongo”
  • Maltese: “Sit Arkeoloġiku tal-Maħżen ta’ Valongo”
  • Polish: “Cais do Valongo”
  • Portuguese: “Cais do Valongo”
  • Russian: “Археологический памятник «Пристань Валонгу»”
  • Russian: “Валонгу”
  • Russian: “Пристань Валонгу”
  • Slovak: “Prístavisko Valongo”
  • Slovenian: “Arheološko najdišče pristanišče Valongo”
  • Spanish: “Muelle de la Emperatriz”
  • Spanish: “Muelle de Valongo”
  • Thai: “ท่าเทียบเรือจักรพรรดินี”
  • Thai: “ท่าเทียบเรือวาลงกู”
  • Turkish: “Valongo Rıhtımı”
  • Vietnamese: “Bến tàu Valongo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and Casa Tia Ciata.

Nearby Places

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