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Museu do Amanhã
Science museum by Santiago Calatrava on Rio's revitalised Praça Mauá waterfront, adjacent to the port district drive.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
Gamboa works well as a base: 15 minutes from Leme, 2km from Escadaria Selaron.
Gamboa is a town located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a population of 11,416, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Gamboa sits in Brazil, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gamboa to your route.
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamboa, along with Santo Cristo and Saúde, is one of the oldest boroughs of Rio. It was originally settled by the aristocracy, due to the attractive position on the shores of Guanabara Bay, but lost its glamour when the docks were built. Along with this history, theRead more
area also hosts The English Cemetery at Gamboa, one of the oldest British institutions in Rio.
In 1809, Dom João VI ceded to the British two and a half acres of farmland along the shore of the bay. Lord Strangford, British Ambassador to the Emperor's court, founded the cemetery, and the first burial took place in 1811.
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Gamboa is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -22.8976 latitude, -43.1928 longitude.
Gamboa has a population of approximately 11,416 people, making it a town in Brazil.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Science museum by Santiago Calatrava on Rio's revitalised Praça Mauá waterfront, adjacent to the port district drive.
1 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
An 1894 Rio patisserie of Belgian mirrors, Portuguese tiles and jacaranda cabinets, built when the city was flush with coffee money and still serving pastel de nata under a vast stained-glass skylight.
2 km · about 5 min drive
photogenic
A staircase between Lapa and Santa Teresa covered by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron in over 2,000 tiles sent from 60 countries, worked on daily from 1990 until his death in 2013.
2 km · about 5 min drive
bridge
13 km box-girder giant striding across Guanabara Bay: the longest bridge in the Southern Hemisphere at its opening in 1974, with sweeping views of Rio's skyline.
4 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
6 km · about 10 min drive
tunnel
Twin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
6 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A granite peak rising 396 meters from Guanabara Bay, reached by cable car with sweeping views of Rio's beaches, mountains, and cityscape.
7 km · about 15 min drive
beach
Rio de Janeiro's legendary four-kilometre stretch of sand framed by dramatic mountains and buzzing with energy.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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