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Discover Joatinga
The district Joatinga of Joá in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) is a district in Brazil about 584 mi south-east of Brasilia, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Goncalo, Nova Iguacu, 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: 27°C / 81 °F
Morning Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Night Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
33°C (92 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Windsor Barra
LSH Hotel
Villa Rio
Le Chateaux Joá
Mercure Rio de Janeiro Barra da Tijuca Hotel
Promenade Paradiso All Suites
TuAkAzA Exclusive Boutique Lodge
Barra Palace 509
ZEN Rooms Canal Barra
Casa Verde
Videos from this area
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Cachoeira Trilha da Pedra da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Small waterfall at the trail to Pedra da Gávea.
Voo Livre (Asa Delta) - Pedra Bonita - RJ
Clube São Conrado de voo livre Instrutor (Sadia) Pedra Bonita - Gávea - RJ Contatos: www.betorotor.com (21) 7725-3068. www.facebook.com/LeoU...
RIO DE JANEIRO PELO AR (região do canal de marapendi)
NESTE VIDEO QUANDO A NARRAÇÃO DIZ... AO FUNDO VEJA O MORRO DO PÃO DE AÇUCAR, ENTENDA MORRO DOIS IRMÃOS.E MARGEANDO A AV IVAN LINS É O CANAL DE MARAPENDI.
Amanhecendo na Pedra da Gávea - RJ
14-08-2009, 06h:16min, surgimento do astro rei com os amigos. Visão privilegiada da Zona Sul, Cristo Redentor, Pão de Açucar, Morro Dois Irmãos, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Arpex, entrada...
Pedra da Gávea - (Trilhas do Rio de Janeiro & Braddock) - 14-10-2012 PARTE II
PEDRA DA GÁVEA *** Trilhas do Rio de Janeiro & Braddock juntos nesta grande aventura. PARTE II CONTENDO APENAS FOTOS!
Chegada ao Topo da Pedra da Gávea
Um dos visuais mais deslumbrantes da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, quiçá, do Mundo!
(HD) Décollage de l'aéroport Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro vue du ciel et du Pao de Açucar
décollage de l'aéroport santos dumont rio de janeiro vue du ciel et du pain de sucre téléphérique en accéléré.
Highline Double Drop Knee & Felipe Cunha First Ascent Gávea
Copilação de dois videos dos atletas Bruno Migueis e Felipe Cunha, andando na gávea.
TAYO EN ALA DELTA TANDEM RIO DE JANEIRO
Primer vuelo tandem en Ala delta, cumpliendo un sueño... próximo será en un ala propia??
VILLAGIO RESIDENCES - O PRÓXIMO LANÇAMENTO NA BARRINHA/RJ
Vem aí mais um lançamento de alto padrão na Barrinha, Estrada da Barra da Tijuca! O Villagio Lake & Gardens Residences oferecerá uma ótima localização, requinte e sofisticação bem...
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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.
Tijuca Forest
The Tijuca Forest is a mountainous hand-planted rainforest in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the world's largest urban forest, covering some 32 km² (12.4 mi²). The forest shares its name with bairros or neighborhoods of Tijuca and Barra da Tijuca that contain its the entrances. Tijuca came from an obscure term from Tupi language which means marsh, and is a reference to the Tijuca lagoon in the contemporary Barra da Tijuca.
Rocinha
Rocinha (little farm) is the largest favela in Brazil, and is located in Rio'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. Most of the favela is on a very steep hill, with many trees surrounding it. 69,356 (census 2010) people live in Rocinha, making it the most populous favela in Brazil.
Leblon
Leblon is the most affluent neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Neighboring Ipanema is regarded as the second most affluent area in Rio de Janeiro. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighbourhood is located in the southern zone of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alá channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, Lagoa and Vidigal neighbourhoods.
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
The Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (English: National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics), mostly referred to as IMPA, is widely considered to be the foremost research and educational institution of Brazil in the area of mathematics. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and was formerly known simply as Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, hence its official abbreviation.
Estádio da Gávea
The Estádio da Gávea ("Gávea Stadium", in English), also known as Estádio José Bastos Padilha is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 4, 1938, in the Lagoa neighborhood, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people, and is the home ground of Flamengo, its owner. Flamengo rarely play at Estádio da Gávea. The club's most used stadium is Maracanã Stadium. The stadium is named after José Bastos Padilha, Flamengo's president at the time of the stadium construction.
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.
Hipódromo da Gávea
Hipódromo da Gávea is located in Gávea neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 80,000. It was built in 1926. It has 3,000 seats.
American School of Rio de Janeiro
The Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro (American School of Rio de Janeiro) is an English-medium international school located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the hills surrounding the city. It is private, independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from nursery through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school was founded in 1937. In 2005-6, enrollment was 776 students and there were 103 full-time and three part-time faculty members.
Gávea
Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the Southern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It borders the São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists and intellectuals. PUC-Rio, one of the most important universities of the Rio de Janeiro state, as well as several schools are located in the neighborhood.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
The Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, often abbreviated as PUC-Rio) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus.
Pedra da Gávea
Pedra da Gávea (literally Rock of the Topsail), is a monolith rising 842 meters above sea level at the highest point, located in Floresta da Tijuca in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. It is the world's largest monolith on a coastline. The rock is composed of gneiss and granite, and due to its position, size and coastal location, as well as the lack of purchase for vegetation, has been heavily eroded by the elements.
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.
São Conrado
São Conrado is an affluent neighborhood in the South Zone (Zona Sul) of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It is nestled in between the wealthy neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca to the southwest and Leblon to the northeast. São Conrado is famous for its hang gliding (popular with locals and tourists alike), Fashion Mall which houses over 150 stores carrying national and international designers, and golf course.
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
Vidigal (favela)
Vidigal is a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, having a view of Ipanema Beach and Ilhas Cagarras. It is located in the South Zone of Rio, between Leblon and São Conrado neighborhoods. The favela is placed on the base of "Morro Dois Irmãos" (English: Two Brothers Hill), the slum is a place of hardship for the people that live there, they have to face the problems of drug wars and when fighting occurs in the slum they sometimes have to stay there for days without leaving.
Palace II
Palace II was a tower block built at Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On February 22, 1998, parts of it collapsed, due to engineering error, killing eight people. Another part of its structure collapsed on February 27, 1998 and the remaining parts of the building were demolished on February 28, 1998. Before the building was demolished, researchers found empty piers and evidence of the usage of beach sand on the construction. All families had to move to hotels after the building’s fall.
HSBC Brazil Cup
The HSBC Brazil Cup is an international golf exhibition tournament, sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and first played in 2009. The tournament takes place over two days and 36 holes at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The money earned does not count on the official LPGA money list, making the event an unofficial part of the LPGA Tour. The field for the inaugural event in January 2009 included only 15 players: 14 LPGA Tour members and a Brazilian amateur.
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.
Itanhangá
Itanhangá is a town and municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
Alto da Boa Vista
Alto da Boa Vista is a neighbourhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Anil (Rio de Janeiro)
Anil is a neighbourhood in the Western Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gardênia Azul
Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Itanhangá (Rio de Janeiro)
Itanhangá is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Joá
Joá is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio das Pedras (Rio de Janeiro)
Rio das Pedras is a slum and neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.