Excelsior
District of Rio de Janeiro
in Rio de Janeiro of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Santos Dumont Airport (3 mi) - Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (7 mi)
- Aeroclube Airport (19 mi)
- Santa Cruz Airport (33 mi)
- Cabo Frio Airport (72 mi)
- Francisco de Assis Airport (78 mi)
- Umberto Modiano Airport (80 mi)
- Resende Airport (86 mi)
- Jardim Zoológico (zoo, (1 mi)
- Marina da Glória (marina, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -22.903 and -43.208 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -22° 54' 10" and W -43° 12' 27"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Real - BRL
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 01:46 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- UTC/GMT offset: -3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 11:12 am and 10:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 24.782 and 141.339 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Higashi - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Brazil.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Brazil. Last Update: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Delve into Excelsior
The district Excelsior of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) is a district located in Brazil about 580 mi south-east of Brasilia, the country's capital town.
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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
Pullman Rio de Janeiro São Conrado
Gran Meliá Nacional Rio de Janeiro
Red Level at Gran Melia Nacional Rio
TuAkAzA Exclusive Boutique Lodge
Ritz Plaza Hotel Leblon
Apartamento Elis Regina
Solar do Alto
Maracana Estadio Apartments
Casa Verde
Corinto Hotel
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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.
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.
Tijuca
Tijuca (meaning marsh or swamp in the tupi language, from ty and îuká) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants. It borders with Praça da Bandeira, Maracanã, Vila Isabel, Andaraí, Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista 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.
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.
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.
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.
CETIQT
CETIQT (Centro de Tecnologia da Indústria Química e Têxtil; English: Technology Center of Chemical and Textile Industry) is a professional school and a center for professional development to the textile industry in Brazil. It has two campuses both in Rio de Janeiro, the Riachuelo Campus in Riachuelo neighborhood, and the Barra Campus or Centro Empresarial Mario Henrique Simonsen in Barra da Tijuca borough.
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.
Méier
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Engenho Novo
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Engenho de Dentro
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Água Santa (Rio de Janeiro)
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1958 Rio de Janeiro train crash
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Aldeia Campista
Aldeia Campista ("Camper Village") was a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, close to contemporary Vila Isabel, Tijuca, Maracanã (neighborhood) and Andaraí. Located in the flat plain of the Grande Tijuca area of southernmost Zona Norte carioca neighbourhoods, once swampy, it was drained. Today most of the ancient Aldeia Campista was merged with Vila Isabel, in the area of it which is most close to Maracanã stadium, Tijuca and Andaraí.
Alto da Boa Vista
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Andaraí (Rio de Janeiro)
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Vila Isabel
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Grajaú (Rio de Janeiro)
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Lins de Vasconcelos (Rio de Janeiro)
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Muda (neighborhood)
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Riachuelo (Rio de Janeiro)
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Rocha (Rio de Janeiro)
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These districts also belong to Rio de Janeiro.
- Acude
- Aldeia Campista
- Areal
- Barreira do Vasco
- Bom Retiro
- Caju
- Candelaria
- Castelo
- Centro da Barra
- Cinelandia
- Condominio Floresta
- Conjunto Nelson Mandela
- Engenho da Serra
- Engenho Velho
- Fabrica das Chitas
- Floresta da Tijuca
- Gavea Pequena
- Golden Green
- Greenwood Park
- Jardim Barra da Tijuca
- Jardim Clarice
- Jardim Lagoa Mar
- Jardim Marapendi
- Jardim Oceanico
- Lagoinha
- Lapa
- Mesa do Imperador
- Morro do Banco
- Muzema
- Nova Brasilia
- Ocean Front
- Paineira Vila Muqui
- Parque Alegria
- Parque Alvorada
- Parque das Rosas
- Parque Roquete Pinto
- Pau Ferro
- Porto dos Cabritos
- Praia Formosa
- Quinta do Itanhanga
- Rio das Pedras
- Riviera del Fiori
- Salgueiro
- Santa Helena
- Santa Lucia
- Sao Cristovao
- Sao Cristovao
- Silvestre
- Taquara da Tijuca
- Teleporto
- Tijucamar
- Triagem
- Turano
- Usina
- Vila Arara
- Vila do Joao
- Vila Pinheiros
- Vila Sao Lazaro
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rio de Janeiro.
- Sao Goncalo
- Nova Iguacu
- Marica
- Paraiba do Sul
- Nova Friburgo
- Angra dos Reis
- Juiz de Fora
- Ubatuba
- Caraguatatuba
- Ilhabela
- Campos dos Goytacazes
- Taubate
- Sao Sebastiao
- Campos do Jordao
- Sao Jose dos Campos
- Guararema
- Bertioga
- Aruja
- Belo Horizonte
- Guaruja
- Santos
- Maua
- Braganca Paulista
- Socorro
- Atibaia
- Mairipora
- Sao Paulo
- Serra Negra
- Pocos de Caldas
- Amparo
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Excelsior
