American School of Rio de Janeiro

Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro is a non-profit twin-campus IB World Continuum school located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school was founded in 1937 as a private, independent, coeducational, non-denominational day school.

Type: School
Description: private school in Brazil
Also known as: “Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro”
Address: 132 Estrada da Gávea, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, 22451-263

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the City of Rio de Janeiro and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Museum of the City of Rio de Janeiro

Museum

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Museum of the City of Rio de Janeiro is situated 570 metres north of American School of Rio de Janeiro.

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

University

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The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is situated 1¼ km east of American School of Rio de Janeiro.

Morro Dois Irmãos

Park

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Morro Dois Irmãos is a park, which is situated 1¼ km south of American School of Rio de Janeiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocinha and Gávea.

Rocinha

Suburb

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Rocinha is a favela, located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach.

Gávea

Suburb

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Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists.