Rocinha
in Rio de Janeiro of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Santos Dumont Airport (8 mi) - Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (13 mi)
- Aeroclube Airport (22 mi)
- Santa Cruz Airport (30 mi)
- Cabo Frio Airport (75 mi)
- Umberto Modiano Airport (83 mi)
- Francisco de Assis Airport (83 mi)
- Resende Airport (86 mi)
- Jardim Zoológico (zoo, (6 mi)
- Marina da Glória (marina, (7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -22.991 and -43.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -22° 59' 27" and W -43° 14' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Real - BRL
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:52 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- UTC/GMT offset: -3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 5:28 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 24.782 and 141.339 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Higashi - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Explore Rocinha
Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) is located in Brazil about 584 mi (or 940 km) south-east of Brasilia, the country's capital.
Local time in Rocinha is now 04:52 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Sao Paulo with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Rocinha, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Brazil is Santos Dumont Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, 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: 28°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
30°C (85 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
34°C (93 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Pullman Rio de Janeiro São Conrado
Red Level at Gran Melia Nacional Rio
Gran Meliá Nacional Rio de Janeiro
Sheraton Grand Rio Hotel & Resort
TuAkAzA Exclusive Boutique Lodge
Promenade Palladium
Apartamento Moreira da Silva
Apartamento Toquinho
Apartamento Noel Rosa
Rio De Janeiro Leblon
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Soulja Boy na Rocinha - Qual a Boa Rio
Siga: http://fb.com/qualaboario Sem palavras, da uma olhada no vídeo que você vai entender! Soulja Boy - 3030 - Oriente - Djs!!! Gente bonita, música alta e bastante bebida! 3030: 00:50...
Samara e Vinícius em: Trilha do Morro Dois Irmãos - Rio de Janeiro - GoPro
Foi muito bacana fazer essa trilha. Ela foi realizada no dia 15/02/2014 e fomos com o intuito de ver o pôr do sol e o nascer da lua cheia. Como o tempo estava nublado, deu para ver pouco,...
Pedra da Gávea em São Conrado RJ # Animação com After Effects # Robson Real Aluno SAGA
Pedra da Gávea em São Conrado RJ Animação com After Effects CC Tratamento de Imagens Photoshop CC Editado e Sonorizado com iMovie Robson Real - Aluno SAGA Tratei as imagens e utilizei...
Traffic jam at Estrada da Gávea street, favela da Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro (04.03 2011)
Rocinha/S.Conrado/Gavea: Preconceito Social, questão de saúde pública?
Este vídeo foi criado na Oficina de Filmagem da Casa Jovem, com apoio das ONGs Amigos da Vida (www.ilsorrisodeimieibimbi.org), Viramundo (www.viramundo.org) e CO2 (www.www.theco2.org).
Lançamento do PAC 2 Rocinha
OCUPAÇÃO DA ROCINHA
Reportagem, imagens e edição: Rodney Mello.
Moto taxi Rocinha
Moto-taxi going up to Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, the biggest slum in Latin America. Subindo a Rocinha na moto.
Demanda para receber Obras no Laboriaux, Rocinha - Rio de Janeiro
Vilson Bezerra falando em nome dos moradores do Laboriaux, a Rocinha com um representante da Defesa Civil exigindo que seus bairros recebem obras de emergência.
tiroteio na rocinha
tiroteio com a upp dia 10/04/2013 as 1:30 da madrugada isso e só uma palinha do B.D.M.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alto da Boa Vista
Alto da Boa Vista is a neighbourhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
These districts belong to Rocinha.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rocinha.
- Rio de Janeiro
- Sao Goncalo
- Nova Iguacu
- Marica
- Paraiba do Sul
- Nova Friburgo
- Angra dos Reis
- Juiz de Fora
- Ubatuba
- Ilhabela
- Caraguatatuba
- Campos dos Goytacazes
- Sao Sebastiao
- Taubate
- Campos do Jordao
- Sao Jose dos Campos
- Guararema
- Bertioga
- Aruja
- Belo Horizonte
- Guaruja
- Santos
- Maua
- Braganca Paulista
- Atibaia
- Socorro
- Mairipora
- Sao Paulo
- Serra Negra
- Pocos de Caldas
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rocinha
