Castelo
Castelo is a region in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood, and officially forms part of the Centro neighborhood. It is generally considered to be located in the region between Avenida Rio Branco, the Santos Dumont Airport and Praça Quinze de Novembro.Notable Places in the Area
Gustavo Capanema Palace
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Gustavo Capanema Palace, also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
National Library
Library
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Library of Brazil is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil.
Academia Brasileira de Letras
Public building
Photo: Wolfhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
22°54′39″S 43°10′23″W / 22.91083°S 43.17302°W Facade of the Brazilian Academy of LettersThe Academia Brasileira de Letras is a Brazilian literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century.
Localities in the Area
Lapa
Suburb
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lapa is a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
Glória
Suburb
Photo: Rodrigo Soldon, CC BY 2.0.
Glória is a middle-class neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Castelo
- Type: Quarter
- Description: area central in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, officially forming part of the Centro neighbourhood
- Categories: Ortslage, neighbourhood of Brazil and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.90898° or 22° 54' 32" southLongitude
-43.17336° or 43° 10' 24" westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open Location Code
589R3RRG+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1762779935OpenStreetMap Feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
8304810Wikidata ID
Q5049720Castelo Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- English: Castelo, Rio de Janeiro
- English: Castelo District, Rio de Janeiro
- English: Castelo District
- English: Centro District
- French: Castelo Quartier
- French: Centro Quartier
- French: Quartier Castelo
- German: Castelo
- Italian: Castelo Quartiere
- Italian: Centro Quartiere
- Italian: Quartiere Castelo
- Portuguese: Castelo
- Portuguese: Castelo (Bairro)
- Portuguese: Castelo (Cidade do Rio de Janeiro)
- Portuguese: Castelo (Rio de Janeiro)
- Portuguese: Castelo (bairro do Rio de Janeiro)
- Portuguese: Castelo (rio de janeiro)
- Portuguese: Centro (Bairro)
- Spanish: Bairro Castelo
- Spanish: Bairro Centro
- Turkish: Castelo, Rio de Janeiro
Other Places Named Castelo
In the Area
Castelo is situated close to the neighbourhood Saara and the quarter Bairro de Fátima.
Localities
Landmarks
- Tribunal Regional do Trabalho - Fórum Ministro Arnaldo SüssekindPublic building
- Delegacia Regional do Ministério do TrabalhoGovernment office
- Church of Saint LucyChurch
- Agência Nacional de Cinema (ANCINE)Government office
- Ministério da FazendaGovernment office
- Praça da AcademiaPark
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Castelo. Photo: Wolfhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0.