Gamboa in Rio de Janeiro
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Central do Brasil

Central do Brasil is the most important train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It is the last stop of Rio's railway network, as well as a hub for connection with the city subway and a bus station. Central do Brasil is also a preeminent stop in the inter-state Central do Brasil railroad, which links Rio de Janeiro with São Paulo and Minas Gerais, though the railroad is now practically deactivated.

Located at -22.9034, -43.1914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city), Transport in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí

The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí or simply Sambadrome is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival. The parades attract many thousands of Brazilians and foreign tourists each year.

Located at -22.9119, -43.1964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Brazilian Carnival, 2016 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic archery venues, Olympic athletics venues, Sambadrome, Visitor attractions in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Candelária Church

The Candelária Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Candelária) is an important historical church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Baroque façade with a Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance interior elements.

Located at -22.9008, -43.1779 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Rio de Janeiro (city), Roman Catholic churches in Brazil, 18th-century church buildings, 19th-century church buildings, Religious buildings completed in 1877, Baroque churches, Neoclassical architecture in Brazil

Colégio de São Bento

Colégio de São Bento is a Benedictine school for boys in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil with a history that dates back more than 150 years. Colégio de São Bento is managed by Benedictine monks, since the school was founded in 1858 on the hills overlooking Rio de Janeiro's harbor and the Guanabara Bay, adjacent to the Benedictine Monastery of Rio de Janeiro. The Benedictine Monastery of Rio de Janeiro, locally referred to in Brazilian Portuguese as Mosteiro de São Bento, was founded in 1590.

Located at -22.8977, -43.1797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Brazil, Boys' schools in Brazil

Valongo Observatory

The Valongo Observatory (Observatório do Valongo) is the astronomical observatory of the UFRJ. It is located on the top of the Conceição Hill, an old settlement in the downtown of Rio de Janeiro dating from the first centuries of the colonization of the city. The observatory hosts the Astronomy Undergraduation Course and the Astronomy Graduate School of this university.

Located at -22.8983, -43.1867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law, also known as the National Faculty of Law, is a law school located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1920, from the merger of two law schools created in the 1880s, it is the third oldest law school in Brazil, after the University of São Paulo Faculty of Law and the Federal University of Pernambuco Faculty of Law, both founded in 1827.

Located at -22.9071, -43.1906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Law schools in Brazil, Educational institutions established in 1920

April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides

The April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides was an extreme weather event that has affected the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in the first days of April 2010. At least 212 people have died, 161 people have been injured (including several rescuers), while at least 15,000 people have been made homeless. A further 10,000 homes are thought to be at risk from mudslides, most of them in the favelas, the shanty towns built on the hillsides above downtowns.

Located at -22.9083, -43.1964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2010 floods, 2010 in Brazil, Floods in Brazil, Landslides in Brazil

Santo Cristo (Rio de Janeiro)

Santo Cristo is a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.9008, -43.205 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Cidade Nova (Rio de Janeiro)

Cidade Nova is a middle- to lower-class neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between the Center and the North Zone. The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is situated within this neighbourhood.

Located at -22.91, -43.2025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)

January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides

A series of floods and mudslides took place in January 2011 in several towns of the Mountainous Region (Região Serrana), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Casualties occurred in the cities of Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Sumidouro and São José do Vale do Rio Preto. The floods caused at least 903 deaths, including 424 in Nova Friburgo and 378 in Teresópolis.

Located at -22.9083, -43.1964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2011 in Brazil, 2011 floods, Landslides in Brazil, Floods in Brazil

Cidade do Samba

Cidade do Samba (Portuguese, Samba City) is a complex of buildings in Gamboa (Rio de Janeiro), where Samba schools prepare for carnival. About fourteen of the major samba schools have a warehouse in the complex.

Located at -22.8962, -43.1977 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city), Brazilian Carnival

Cemitério dos Ingleses

The Cemitério dos Ingleses is a cemetery in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco in Brazil. It was built in 1714, and at the time was named British Cemetery.

Located at -22.9, -43.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Brazil, 1714 establishments