Centro
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.Photo: Rodrigo Soldon, CC BY 2.0.
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Notable Places in the Area
Valongo Wharf
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The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets.
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
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The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro or as the Cathedral of St.
Localities in the Area
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Santa Teresa
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Santa Teresa is the name of a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gamboa
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Centro
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement
- Category: subprefecture
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.90369° or 22° 54' 13" southLongitude
-43.18777° or 43° 11' 16" westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open Location Code
589R3RW6+GVGeoNames ID
8449803Wikidata ID
Q1086248Centro Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Zona Central, Rio de Janeiro
- English: Zona Central, Rio de Janeiro
- German: Centro e Centro Historico
- German: Centro e Centro Histórico
- German: Unterpräfektur Zentrum von Rio de Janeiro
- German: Zona Central
- Hebrew: זונא סנטרל
- Hebrew: סנטרו
- Hebrew: סנטרו דו ריו דה ז'ניירו
- Italian: Centro di Rio de Janeiro
- Kazakh: Ortalıq aýmaq
- Kazakh: Орталық аймақ
- Kazakh: ورتالىق ايماق
- Macedonian: Централно подрачје
- Norwegian: Zona Central
- Norwegian Bokmål: Zona Central
- Portuguese: Avenida Salvador de Sá
- Portuguese: Centro
- Portuguese: Região Central do RJ
- Portuguese: Zona Central
- Portuguese: Zona Central do RJ
- Portuguese: Zona Central do Rio de Janeiro
- Portuguese: Zona do Centro do RJ
- Portuguese: centro
- Spanish: Zona Central
Other Places Named Centro
In the Area
- LapaSuburb
- Bairro de FátimaQuarter
- CasteloQuarter
- Cidade NovaSuburb
- Santo CristoSuburb
- CatumbiSuburb
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Centro. Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.