Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum

Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum is a museum in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum is situated near the garden Jardim Mexicano, as well as near Frei Leandro Lake.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Also known as: “Museu Sitio - Argueologico Casa dos Pilões” and “Museu-Sítio Arqueológico Casa dos Pilões”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Jockey Club Brasileiro.

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

University

Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1½ km southwest of Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum.

Jockey Club Brasileiro

Sports venue

Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hipódromo da Gávea, originally known as Hipódromo Brasileiro, is a horse racing course, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jockey Club Brasileiro is situated 660 metres southeast of Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum.

Shopping da Gávea

Shopping center

Photo: Gaban, Public domain.

Shopping da Gávea is a shopping center, which is situated 780 metres south of Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jardim Botânico and Leblon.

Jardim Botânico

Suburb

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Jardim Botânico is an affluent residential neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located north of Ipanema and Leblon, just across Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and east of Gávea.

Leblon

Suburb

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leblon is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the South Zone of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, Lagoa, and Vidigal neighborhoods.

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.

Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.96839° or 22° 58′ 6″ south

Longitude

-43.22687° or 43° 13′ 37″ west

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Height

5.4 metres (18 feet)

Open location code

589R2QJF+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 429925927

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q56695592

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Casa dos Pilões Archeological Museum” goes by many names.

German: “Museu-Sítio Arqueológico Casa dos Pilões”
Portuguese: “Museu-Sítio Arqueológico Casa dos Pilões”
Spanish: “Museu-Sítio Arqueológico Casa dos Pilões”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jardim Mexicano and Frei Leandro Lake.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Xochipilli and Greenhouse for Insectivorous Plants.

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