Urca
in Rio de Janeiro of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Santos Dumont Airport (2 mi) - Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (11 mi)
- Aeroclube Airport (24 mi)
- Santa Cruz Airport (36 mi)
- Cabo Frio Airport (69 mi)
- Umberto Modiano Airport (77 mi)
- Francisco de Assis Airport (81 mi)
- Resende Airport (90 mi)
- Jardim Zoológico (zoo, (5 mi)
- Marina da Glória (marina, (2 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -22.945 and -43.160 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -22° 56' 43" and W -43° 9' 35"
- 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: 10:27 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- UTC/GMT offset: -3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:59 am and 6:15 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 24.782 and 141.339 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Higashi - References
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Safety Score: 3,1 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Urca
Urca in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) is a city in Brazil about 584 mi (or 941 km) south-east of Brasilia, the country's capital.
Local time in Urca is now 10:27 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Sao Paulo with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Urca, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Brazil is Santos Dumont Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), North. 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, Marica, Nova Iguacu 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: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 34% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mercure Botafogo Mourisco Hotel (anteriormente Caesar Business)
Merlin Copacabana Hotel
Novotel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
Windsor Plaza
Novotel RJ Botafogo
Arena Leme
Yoo2 Rio de Janeiro by Intercity
Mengo Palace Hotel
Acapulco Copacabana Hotel
Elegance Praia Hotel
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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.
Flamengo
Flamengo is the name of a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
The Brazilian Center for Physics Research (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas or CBPF) is a physics research center sponsored by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology. CBPF was founded in 1949 from a joint effort of Cesar Lattes, José Leite Lopes, and Jayme Tiomno.
Urca
Urca is a traditional and wealthy residential neighborhood with nearly 7,000 inhabitants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older. What is now called the Forte São João, a military base at the foot of the Sugarloaf Mountain, is where the first Portuguese settlement in Rio was founded by Estácio de Sá on March 1st 1565.
Instituto Benjamin Constant
Instituto Benjamin Constant (IBC) is a part of Brazil's Ministry of Education, and is charged with promoting educational opportunities for the visually impaired. It is located in the neighborhood of Urca in Rio de Janeiro. IBC was created by imperial decree in 1854, and is named after the Brazilian soldier and intellectual Benjamin Constant. In addition to education and advocacy, it houses a braille press and offers courses in braille reading and publication.
Leme (Rio de Janeiro)
Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the Zona Sul of the City of Rio de Janeiro, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship. The hotel Le Méridien closed in 2007 and is undergoing renovations by a new operator. Every year in the days leading up to New Year's on December 31 the traditional processions honoring Yemaja begin here.
Copacabana Stadium
One of the most famous beaches in the world and Rio's best known postcards, Copacabana held the Games' Beach Volleyball, Triathlon and Aquatic Marathon competitions, keeping with the tradition of staging national and international sports events. For Triathlon, the swimming stage was held at one end of the beach – Posto 6 – and the Cycling and Racing events was held between Posto 2 and Posto 6. The Swimming Marathon used the same structure of Triathlon.
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas
The Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas (EBAPE, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration) is a Brazilian private higher education institution founded in April 1952 and linked to the Fundação Getúlio Vargas. The School also works as a research institution.
Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro)
The Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro, popularly known as the Fortaleza de São João or Forte (de) São João (Fort of St. John), is a 16th-century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, erected by Estácio de Sá to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Urca.
- Rio de Janeiro
- Sao Goncalo
- Marica
- Nova Iguacu
- Paraiba do Sul
- Nova Friburgo
- Angra dos Reis
- Juiz de Fora
- Ubatuba
- Campos dos Goytacazes
- Ilhabela
- Caraguatatuba
- Sao Sebastiao
- Taubate
- Campos do Jordao
- Sao Jose dos Campos
- Guararema
- Bertioga
- Belo Horizonte
- Aruja
- Guaruja
- Santos
- Maua
- Braganca Paulista
- Socorro
- Atibaia
- Mairipora
- Sao Paulo
- Serra Negra
- Pocos de Caldas
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