Pedra do Sal
Pedra do Sal is a historic and religious site in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Saúde. The site was originally a quilombo village. An association group still lives there, formally known as the Community Descendents of the Quilombos of Pedra do Sal.Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Rock
- Description: historic and religious site in Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Largo João da Baiana”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valongo Wharf and Largo da Prainha.
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 230 metres northwest of Pedra do Sal.
Largo da Prainha
Park
Photo: EliasTheHorse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Largo da Prainha is a park, which is situated 140 metres east of Pedra do Sal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saúde and Centro.
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.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.
Pedra do Sal
- Categories: heritage site, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.89804° or 22° 53′ 53″ southLongitude
-43.18548° or 43° 11′ 8″ westOpen location code
589R4R27+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 209735593OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6543840
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Pedra do Sal” goes by many names.
- French: “Pedra do Sal”
- Icelandic: “Pedra do Sal”
- Icelandic: “Pedro do Sal”
- Portuguese: “Pedra do Sal”
- Spanish: “Pedra do Sal”
- Spanish: “Piedra de la Sal”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pedra do Sal and Arredores do Observatório do Valongo.
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