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Delve into São Cristóvão
The district São Cristóvão 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: 29°C / 85 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Night Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 57% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
30°C (87 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
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.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Novotel Rj Porto Atlantico
Hotel Ponta Verde Maceio
Arosa Rio Hotel
AC Hotel Rio de Janeiro Porto Maravilha
Maracana Estadio Apartments
Gamboa Rio Hotel
Saionara Hotel
Gallant Hotel
ibis Rio Porto Atlantico
Bristol Easy Plus Lapa
Videos from this area
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Rio Antigo - Hospital dos Lázaros - São Cristóvão, RJ
Segue o quarto vídeo de mais um painel - dos seis - de Leandro Joaquim (c.1738 - c.1798), obra do século XVIII, do acervo do Museu Histórico Nacional. Hospital dos Lázaros, em São Cristóvã...
Forró na Feira de São Cristóvão 2012 - 1
Centro Municipal Luiz Gonzaga de Tradições Nordestinas ou Feira de São Cristóvão ou vulgo "Feira dos paraíbas". Música e comida boa. Campo de São Cristóvão S/Nº - Pavilhão de...
Forró na Feira de São Cristóvão 2012 - 2
A loira dançando no palco não é loira, é uma senhora de cabelos brancos. Que habilidade!
Elvis do Forró na Feira de São Cristóvão (Rio, Brasil)
Elvis do Forró em performance inédita na Feira de São Cristóvão (Rio, Brasil)!
Feira Nordestina de São Cristóvão
Arquivo portaldomau.com - Voltando de uma de suas coberturas a turma do Reportelejo deu um pit stop na Feira de Tradições Nordestinas em São Cristóvão e fez aquela bagunça. Confiram !
Ar Condicionado - A lenda da carga de gás e a Serpentina furada
Nossos videos são gravados em minha oficina situada a Rua Francisco Eugenio, 184 - São Cristóvão - Rio de Janeiro - RJ.
Compressor de A/C Automotivo. Como funciona? Parte 2
Nossos videos são gravados em minha oficina situada a Rua Francisco Eugenio, 184 - São Cristóvão - Rio de Janeiro - RJ.
Injeção Eletrônica - Sensor de Temperatura
Neste video farei uma breve explicação do sensor de temperatura (CTS), e um teste básico de funcionamento utilizando um multimetro. Este video foi gravado em minha oficina situada a Rua...
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Santo Cristo (Rio de Janeiro)
Santo Cristo is a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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.
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.
Praça da Bandeira (Rio de Janeiro)
Praça da Bandeira is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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.
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.
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.