Barra da Tijuca
Barra da Tijuca, usually known as just Barra, is an upper-middle class neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean.
Barra da Tijuca, usually known as just Barra, is an upper-middle class neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for its beaches, its many lakes and rivers, and its lifestyle. This neighbourhood represents 4.7% of the city population and 13% of the total area of Rio de Janeiro.
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Worth seeing in and around Barra da Tijuca
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Barra Velodrome
The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built as a replacement for the former Barra Velodrome, the venue hosted track cycling events during the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics.
3.8 km · velodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Farmasi Arena
Farmasi Arena is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts.
3.7 km · indoor multi-purpose arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 03Carioca Arena 1
Carioca Arena 1 is an indoor arena in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
4.2 km · indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 04Pedra da Gávea
Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres, making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean.
8.3 km · mountain in Brazil · Wikipedia - 05Olympic Tennis Center
The Olympic Tennis Centre is a tennis venue located in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The centre hosted tennis events of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair tennis events of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
3.9 km · Olympic tennis stadium in Barra Olympic Park, Brazil · Wikipedia - 06Carioca Arena 2
Carioca Arena 2 is a technical education institution and indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted judo and wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
3.6 km · indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 07Carioca Arena 3
Carioca Arena 3, now named the Isabel Salgado Olympic Educational Gymnasium, is a sports training school and indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted taekwondo and fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the judo and wheelchair fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
3.7 km · indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 08Cidade das Artes Bibi Ferreira
The Cidade das Artes is a cultural complex located in Barra da Tijuca in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was originally planned to open in 2004, with the name of Cidade da Música. The formal inauguration was in January 2013, with the musical "Rock in Rio".
100 m · concert hall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 09Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex
The Miécimo da Silva Olympic Boulevard, originally Miécimo da Silva Sports Center, is a city-owned Olympic-grade multi-sports complex in Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro. Sporting swimming pools, multi-sport building complex, an indoor arena, a small stadium, and over 9 outdoor sports fields, Miécimo is one of the largest sports centers in Latin America.
3.7 km · indoor sporting arena · Wikipedia - 10Terra Encantada
Terra Encantada was an amusement park in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, It operated from 1998 to 2010. The park, which spanned over an area of 200 square kilometers, was dedicated to the celebration of Brazilian culture and its diverse origins, including indigenous, African, and European influences.
1.7 km · amusement park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
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Getting to Barra da Tijuca
- Airports
- Santos Dumont (SDU), 23 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG), 24 km
- Stations
- Jacarepaguá Airport, 1.4 km · Jardim Oceânico Station, 5.5 km · Terminal Alvorada, 700 m
- São Paulo → Barra da Tijuca340 km · quickest by air, 5h 16m · R$390–610
- Belo Horizonte → Barra da Tijuca347 km · quickest by air, 5h 48m · R$400–620
- Campinas → Barra da Tijuca378 km · quickest by air, 5h 6m · R$380–600
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Barra da Tijuca. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in]] Ferries (barcas) connect neighbouring Niterói to Rio de Janeiro and arrive at Praça XV (see down), in the city centre.
- Get aroundAmong the public transportation modes, there is subway, heavy rail, light rail, bus rapid transit, local buses, microbuses, cable cars and ferry boats.
- Get aroundFerry boats depart from Santa Teresa Tram, Centro Corcovado Rack Railway, Zona Sul Sugarloaf Cable Car (Zona Sul) Buses are still the cheapest and most convenient way to get around the South Zone (Zona Sul) of the city due to the high number and frequency of lines running through the area.
- Get aroundExcept for minibuses, buses now have two doors: passengers get in through the front door and get off through the back (it was otherwise until 2001–2002).
- Get aroundBuses 511 (Ataulfo de Paiva) and 512 (Bartholomeu Mitre) are also popular as they take you to Urca for the station to take the cable car up the Sugarloaf mountain.
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Barra da Tijuca is 21 km from Rio de Janeiro, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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