Rio 2016 Olympic Village
The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Village, also called the Athletes' Village or Olympic and Paralympic Village, is an accommodation center built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials and athletic trainers of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Village, also called the Athletes' Village or Olympic and Paralympic Village, is an accommodation center built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials and athletic trainers of the 2016 Summer Olympics. It is located in Barra da Tijuca, close to City of Sports Complex.
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Worth seeing in and around Rio 2016 Olympic Village
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.
2.9 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.
3.1 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.
2.7 km · indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 04Olympic 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.
2.4 km · Olympic tennis stadium in Barra Olympic Park, Brazil · Wikipedia - 05Carioca 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.
2.8 km · indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 06Carioca 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.
2.9 km · indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 07Miécimo 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.
3.1 km · indoor sporting arena · Wikipedia - 08Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple
The Rio de Janeiro Brazil is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 6, 2013, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference.
2.6 km · LDS Church temple in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 09Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi
The Marapendi Natural Municipal Park is a municipal nature park, a public recreation facility of approximately 155 hectares within the Marapendi Natural Reserve, located in the Barra da Tijuca and Recreio neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and part of a protected area for the preservation of native plants and animals. The park is part of the Carioca Mosaic, established in 2011.
3.1 km · Municipal nature park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 10Attitude Baptist Church
Attitude Baptist Church is a Baptist multi-site megachurch based in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention.
2.8 km · church in Brazil · Wikipedia
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Getting to Rio 2016 Olympic Village
- Airports
- Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG), 26 km · Santos Dumont (SDU), 28 km
- São Paulo → Rio 2016 Olympic Village11050 km · quickest by air, 21h 23m · R$5,000–7,740
- Belo Horizonte → Rio 2016 Olympic VillageTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Campinas → Rio 2016 Olympic VillageTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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- 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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Next door to Rio 2016 Olympic Village
Rio 2016 Olympic Village is 6 km from Barra da Tijuca, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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