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Delve into Barra da Tijuca
Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) is a town located in Brazil about 581 mi (or 934 km) south-east of Brasilia, the country's capital town.
Time in Barra da Tijuca is now 09:34 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Sao Paulo with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Barra da Tijuca, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Brazil is Santos Dumont Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
We saw 2 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rio de Janeiro, Nova Iguacu, Sao Goncalo, Marica and Paraiba do Sul. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
Morning Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Evening Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
Night Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 66% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
30°C (85 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
34°C (93 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
GRAND HYATT RIO DE JANEIRO
Novotel Rio de Janeiro Barra da Tijuca
Windsor Marapendi
Courtyard Rio de Janeiro Barra da Tijuca
Residence Inn Rio de Janeiro Barra da Tijuca
Venit Barra Hotel
Bourbon Barra Premium Residence
Novotel Rio de Janeiro Parque Olimpico
Blue Tree Premium Design Rio de Janeiro
BEST WESTERN PREMIER AMERICAS
Videos from this area
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Tubo no Novo Leblon! #RangelBros - João Pedro Rangel
RangelBros - João Pedro Rangel Pegando um Tubo de Skate no Novo Leblon! Skate - Longboard - Novo Leblon - Rangel Bros - Irmãos Rangel - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil - Barra da Tijuca - Tube Rider.
O Crescimento da Barra da Tijuca
Na década de 1970, quando o empreendedor Carlos Fernando de Carvalho fechou todas as filiais de sua empresa pelo país e começou a comprar terrenos na então quase desabitada Barra da Tijuca ...
CARVALHO HOSKEN - OFICIAL
"A Carvalho Hosken desenvolvedora da Barra da Tijuca vem participando de diversos projetos que mudam o Rio e o Brasil. Patrocinar a Fundação OSB é a oportunidade de continuar a transformar...
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Live at HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil - March 20, 2014)
Guns N' Roses - South American Tour 2014 / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil / March 20, 2014. Inesquecível e épico poder presenciar bem de perto Axl Rose com Guns interpretando uma das músicas...
The Cure - Just Like Heaven - 04/04/2013 - Rio de Janeiro - HSBC Arena - Brasil
The Cure Música: Just Like Heaven Data: 04/04/2013 Local: HSBC Arena - Rio de Janeiro - RJ LETRA: Just Like Heaven Show me, show me, show me How you do that trick "The one that makes...
Reunião Patrimóvel
Reunião Patrimóvel Realização Fulltime Agência Centro Empresarial O2 By Jorge Souto Photography.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Barra da Tijuca
Barra da Tijuca is a famous borough in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located southwest of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for its beaches, its uncountable lakes and rivers, and its highly Americanized lifestyle. Although representing only 4.7% of the city population and 13% of the total area of Rio de Janeiro, Barra is responsible for 30% of all tax collected in the city.
Monte Makaya
Monte Makaya is a steel, looping roller coaster manufactured by Intamin and located at Terra Encantada in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When it opened in 1998, it tied Dragon Khan's then-record with eight inversions; although it and Dragon Khan were made by different manufacturers and have very different layouts. Monte Makaya is located in the Terra Africana section at the back of Terra Encantada, at the park's far northwest corner.
Marapendi Club
The Marapendi Club in Rio de Janeiro was the tennis venue during the 2007 Pan American Games. The venue has also hosted several Davis Cup ties of the Brazil Davis Cup team. The tournament will be played on clay courts. The Club will also host Wheelchair Tennis matches during the Parapan American Games 2007.
Barra Shopping
Barra Shopping is a shopping mall in Brazil. It is located in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It opened on October 27, 1981. The Barra Shopping has 577 stores, is 120,000 m² in size, and is usually wrongly said to be "the biggest mall in Latin America", title which no longer holds since Venezuela has a 620,000 m². Even inside Brazil, the biggest mall as of 2009 is the Shopping Aricanduva in São Paulo
Maria Lenk Aquatic Center
The Maria Lenk Aquatic Park (Portuguese: Parque Aquático Maria Lenk) is an aquatics centre that is part of the City of Sports Complex, in Barra da Tijuca, part of the investments of the city Rio de Janeiro to host the swimming, synchronized swimming and diving competitions of the 2007 Pan American Games. The name of the water park is a tribute to the Brazilian swimmer Maria Lenk, who died less than three months before its inauguration.
Terra Encantada
Terra Encantada was a park in Rio de Janeiro which designed to be one of the most modern amusement parks in Latin America. It was opened in 1998 after two delays in opening. There are 200 thousand square metres located at Avenida Ayrton Senna, 2800, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro with a theme based on characters and festivals of Brazilian culture and its origins: indigenous, African and European.
CasaShopping
CasaShopping is a shopping mall specialized in furniture's stores, interior design, home decoration in Brazil. It is located in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It opened on September 28, 1984. CasaShopping has 120 stores, is 61,500 m² in size, it is the biggest Home Decoration Mall in Latin America.
Cidade da Música
The Cidade das Artes (City of Arts) is a cultural complex located in Barra da Tijuca in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was originally planned to open in 2004. The formal inauguration is now anticipated for January of 2013, with the musical, "Rock in Rio". The project's R$515 million (approx. US$250 million) to the city of Rio caused much controversy was originally budgeted at R$86 million.