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Explore Barreira do Vasco
The district Barreira do Vasco of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) is located in Brazil about 579 mi south-east of Brasilia, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 87 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 52% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
33°C (91 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
32°C (90 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
31°C (88 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Ponta Verde Maceio
Novotel Rj Porto Atlantico
AC Hotel Rio de Janeiro Porto Maravilha
Villa Reggia Hotel
Maracana Estadio Apartments
Saionara Hotel
ibis Rio Porto Atlantico
Gallant Hotel
Pompeu Rio Hotel
Gamboa Rio Hotel
Videos from this area
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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.
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã, officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is, as the Maracanã neighborhood where it is located, named after the Rio Maracanã, a now canalized river in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final game Brazil was beaten 2-1 by Uruguay.
Estádio São Januário
Estádio Vasco da Gama, also known as Estádio São Januário, owing to its location on a street of the same name, is the home ground of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. Its facade is listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage. It is located in the Vasco da Gama neighbourhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biomedical sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it is considered one of the world's main public health research institutions. It was founded by Dr. Oswaldo Cruz, a noted physician and epidemiologist. The Federal Serum Therapy Institute was established with the objective of developing serum and vaccines against the bubonic plague.
National Museum of Brazil
The National Museum of Brazil is a centenarian museum and research institution, located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jornal do Brasil
Jornal do Brasil, widely known as JB, is a daily newspaper published by Editora JB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded in 1891 and is the third oldest existent Brazilian paper, after the Diário de Pernambuco and O Estado de São Paulo.
Maracanã (neighborhood)
Maracanã (which in Tupi–Guarani means green bird) is a middle-class neighborhood located in the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro city. The Maracanã Stadium is located in this neighborhood, as well as the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho. Maracanã is bordered by these neighborhoods: Praça da Bandeira, Tijuca and Vila Isabel. The population of the neighborhood is estimated in 27,319, according to the 2000 census. The neighborhood has a long sporting tradition.
São Cristóvão (Rio de Janeiro)
São Cristóvão is a traditional neighborhood located in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro city.
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil with the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of the Algarves, constituting a single state consisting of three kingdoms.
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Maracanãzinho Gymnasium, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho (Little Maracanã or Mini Maracanã), is a modern indoor arena located in Maracanã neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president. The capacity of the arena is 12,600 for Indoor football, it has a total seating capacity for 11,800 and it was opened in 1954. Located near the Maracanã Stadium, Maracanãzinho means Little Maracanã.
Estádio Figueira de Melo
Estádio Figueira de Melo, also known as Figueirinha, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people and was built in 1916. The stadium is named after the street where it is located in, Figueira de Melo Street.
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca
The Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, CEFET-RJ, is a Brazilian federal educational institution subordinated to the Brazilian Ministry of Education. It offers graduate and undergraduate level courses in addition to its sought-after technical high school courses (930 admissions among 11035 candidates in 2008 - Maracanã campus) http://www. cefet-rj. br/instituicao/instituicao7. htm.
Quinta da Boa Vista
The Quinta da Boa Vista (English: Park of the Nice View) is a public park of great historical importance in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park was part of the gardens of the São Cristóvão Palace, the residence of the Emperors of Brazil in the 19th century. The building of the old palace hosts now the National Museum, with collections on natural history, ethnology and archaeology. The park is also the home of the Zoological Garden of Rio de Janeiro, with over 2000 species of animals.
Colégio Pedro II
Colégio Pedro II is a Federal Public School named after Pedro II of Brazil. It was founded on December 2, 1837, and made official by Imperial decree on December 20 of the same year. It was named after the Emperor, since it was founded on his birthday. Its first campus, downtown Rio de Janeiro, functions to this day. The school is mentioned in the Brazilian Constitution, which says that it should remain under the Federal orbit.
Rio de Janeiro State University
The Rio de Janeiro State University (Portuguese: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is one of the largest universities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its law school is one of the best in Brazil. The main campus is Francisco Negrão de Lima at the Maracanã section of Rio de Janeiro city. Other campuses are: Nova Friburgo, Duque de Caxias, Ilha Grande, Resende, Teresópolis e São Gonçalo.
Ipanema/General Osório station
Ipanema/General Osório is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Ipanema borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The station opened in December 2009. The station has an unusual layout with the two tracks located between three platforms.
Museum of Life
The Museum of Life is located at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a space where science, culture and society are integrated, with the objective to inform and educate in science, health and technology in a lucid and creative manner, by means of permanent exhibitions, interactive activities, multimedia, theatre and laboratory.
Paço de São Cristóvão
Paço de São Cristóvão (English: Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio de São Cristóvão) is a palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the former residence of the Emperors of Brazil. It currently houses the National Museum of Brazil.
Caju Cemetery
The Sao Francisco Xavier Cemetery, popularly known as the Caju Cemetery, is a necropolis in Rio de Janeiro. It is considered one of the largest cemeteries in Brazil, It is located in the neighborhood of Caju in northern Rio de Janeiro.
Caju (Rio de Janeiro)
Caju is a lower-class district of the Zona Norte (North Zone) of Rio de Janeiro. Prior to the current region Caju belonged to the historic district of São Cristóvão.
Bonsucesso
Bonsucesso is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1958 Rio de Janeiro train crash
The 1958 Rio de Janeiro train crash, occurred on the afternoon of May 8, 1958 in Mangueira, a suburb two miles west of Rio de Janeiro city centre in Brazil when two electric trains collided head on, killing 128 people and injuring more than 300. It is the most serious rail accident in the history of the city. A signalling error had routed an outgoing commuter train onto the same track as an incoming local.
Santo Cristo (Rio de Janeiro)
Santo Cristo is a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Benfica (Rio de Janeiro)
Benfica is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located near São Cristóvão and Engenho de Dentro, within the Centro (Downtown) Administrative Region. Benfica was first populated in the 16th century, as an area of sugarcane plantation developed by Jesuit missionaries, who received an extensive donation of land, which also included present-day Engenho da Rainha and Engenho Novo, from Estácio de Sá.
Rocha (Rio de Janeiro)
Rocha is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
São Francisco Xavier (Rio de Janeiro)
São Francisco Xavier is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.