Guanabara Bay

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Guanabara Bay is a large, scenic natural harbor on Brazil’s southeastern coast, famed for its surrounding mountains, beaches, and the city of Rio de Janeiro along its shores.

Observed surface forms (4)


Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
natural harbor
borders Duque de Caxias
Guapimirim
Itaboraí
Magé
Niterói
Nova Iguaçu
Niterói
surface form: São Gonçalo

Rio de Janeiro
surface form: city of Rio de Janeiro
cityOnShore Duque de Caxias
Guapimirim
Itaboraí
Magé
Niterói
Nova Iguaçu
Rio de Janeiro
São Gonçalo
country Brazil
crossedBy Rio–Niterói Bridge
hasInlet Guapimirim Inlet
Icaraí Inlet
Inhaúma Inlet
Jurujuba Inlet
Magé Inlet
hasIsland Boa Viagem Island
Brocoió Island
Boa Viagem Island
surface form: Cobras Island

Enxadas Island NERFINISHED
Fundão Island
Governador Island NERFINISHED
Laje Island NERFINISHED
Paquetá Island NERFINISHED
Serpentina Island
Vilhena Island NERFINISHED
hasIssue industrial contamination
sewage discharge
water pollution
hasRiverMouth Caceribu River
Canal do Cunha
Estrela River
Guapimirim River
Guaxindiba River
Iguazu River
surface form: Iguaçu River

Iriri River
Itaoca River
Macacu River
Magé River
Carioca River
surface form: Maracanã River

Meriti River
Sarapuí River
knownFor beaches
scenic landscape
surrounding mountains
view of Rio de Janeiro skyline
locatedIn State of Rio de Janeiro
locatedOn southeastern coast of Brazil
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
nameEtymology from Tupi language
nameMeaning “arm of the sea” or “lagoon of the sea”
near Christ the Redeemer
Corcovado Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain
partOf metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro
usedFor fishing
recreation
shipping
tourism
wasVenueFor 2016 Summer Olympics open-water events
2016 Summer Olympics sailing events
2016 Summer Olympics
surface form: 2016 Summer Olympics windsurfing events

Referenced by (19)

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Carioca River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro hasBay Guanabara Bay
State of Rio de Janeiro hasMajorBay Guanabara Bay
Botafogo hasPart Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Botafogo Cove
Santos Dumont Airport hasViewOf Guanabara Bay
Sugarloaf Mountain hasViewOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay area
Santos Dumont Airport locatedIn Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay area
Sugarloaf Mountain locatedIn Guanabara Bay
Botafogo locatedOnBodyOfWater Guanabara Bay
Carioca River mouth Guanabara Bay
The Three Caballeros notableSequence Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Baía
Christ the Redeemer overlooks Guanabara Bay
Corcovado overlooks Guanabara Bay
Santa Teresa overlooks Guanabara Bay
subject surface form: Santa Teresa (Rio de Janeiro)
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay watershed