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Discover Joa in Brazil

Joa in the region of Rio de Janeiro is a town located in Brazil - some 584 mi or ( 939 km ) South-East of Brasília , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Joa

Local time in Joa is now 03:18 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Sao Paulo " with a UTC offset of -2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vitória, Vila Militar, Vila Valqueire, São Paulo, and São José dos Campos. When in this area, you might want to check out Vitória . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Joa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Musica de Dion - Shepard's Flute

2:59 min by nicolas Papadopoulos
Views: 54331 Rating: 4.95

Playing an improvisation of Lineage II soundtrack ( The Dion Theme) on the top of Gávea's Rock (Pedra da Gávea) in Rio de Janeiro. * Sorry for the sound of the Flute (Pinquillo).. It is an artesanal i ..

PLANTS OF WISDOM - Santo Daime in Rio - Céu do Mar - part I

9:59 min by personalfilme
Views: 9676 Rating: 4.79

Spiritual work with plants os wisdom happens in the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, September 29, 2006. Please, visit www.ceudomar.org video by www.personalfilme.com ..


TV Trip Making of Francisca Queiroz Edição 176 {Revista Trip}

1:43 min by RobertaMoraesFoto
Views: 6115 Rating: 5.00

Making of do ensaio da atriz Francisca Queiroz para revista Trip. Fotos: Daniel Aratangy. Make e Hair: Rodrigo Costa. Direção de Arte: Elohim Barros. Cordenação: Adriana Verani. Produção: Marina Manzo ..

hang-gliding rio de janeiro 2007

9:06 min by moc2812
Views: 4169 Rating: 4.50

rio september 2007 jump off a mountain and shit yourself, but its proper bo i tell thee i felt like r kes ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pedra da Gávea

Pedra da Gávea (literally Rock of the Topsail), is a monolith rising 842 meters above sea level at the highest point, located in Floresta da Tijuca in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. It is the world's largest monolith on a coastline. The rock is composed of gneiss and granite, and due to its position, size and coastal location, as well as the lack of purchase for vegetation, has been heavily eroded by the elements.

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Located at -23.00 -43.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological forgeries, Geography of Rio de Janeiro (city), Landforms of Brazil, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, Pseudoarchaeology

Rocinha

Rocinha (little farm) is the largest favela in Brazil, and is located in Rio's South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach. Most of the favela is on a very steep hill, with many trees surrounding it. 69,356 (census 2010) people live in Rocinha, making it the most populous favela in Brazil.

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Located at -22.99 -43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Favelas, Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city), Shanty towns, Slums in South America

American School of Rio de Janeiro

The Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro (American School of Rio de Janeiro) is an English-medium international school located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the hills surrounding the city. It is private, independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from nursery through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school was founded in 1937. In 2005-6, enrollment was 776 students and there were 103 full-time and three part-time faculty members.

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Located at -22.98 -43.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: American international schools, Schools in Brazil

Gávea

Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the Southern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It borders the São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists and intellectuals. PUC-Rio, one of the most important universities of the Rio de Janeiro state, as well as several schools are located in the neighborhood.

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Located at -22.98 -43.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)

Marapendi Club

The Marapendi Club in Rio de Janeiro was the tennis venue during the 2007 Pan American Games. The venue has also hosted several Davis Cup ties of the Brazil Davis Cup team. The tournament will be played on clay courts. The Club will also host Wheelchair Tennis matches during the Parapan American Games 2007.

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Located at -23.00 -43.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2007 Pan American Games, Tennis venues in Brazil, Venues of the 2007 Pan American Games