Guanabara Bay
E40446
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)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guanabara Bay area | 2 |
| Baía | 1 |
| Botafogo Cove | 1 |
| Guanabara Bay watershed | 1 |
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guanabara Bay area
this entity surface form:
Guanabara Bay area
this entity surface form:
Baía
subject surface form:
Santa Teresa (Rio de Janeiro)
this entity surface form:
Guanabara Bay watershed