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.

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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

Paquetá Island
surface form: Enxadas Island

Fundão Island
Governador Island
Laje Island
Paquetá Island
Serpentina Island
Vilhena Island
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

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Pedra da Gávea viewIncludes Guanabara Bay
Serpentina Island locatedIn Guanabara Bay
Serpentina Island partOf Guanabara Bay
Inhaúma Inlet partOf Guanabara Bay
Inhaúma Inlet locatedIn Guanabara Bay
Inhaúma Inlet isSmallerThan Guanabara Bay
Fundão Island locatedIn Guanabara Bay
Fundão Island waterbody Guanabara Bay
Icaraí Inlet locatedIn Guanabara Bay
Icaraí Inlet hasViewOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay entrance
Icaraí Inlet isCoastOf Guanabara Bay
Icaraí Inlet waterBody Guanabara Bay
Jurujuba Inlet partOf Guanabara Bay
Jurujuba Inlet adjacentTo Guanabara Bay
Jurujuba Inlet hasScenicViewOf Guanabara Bay
Guapimirim Inlet partOf Guanabara Bay
Guapimirim Inlet partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay estuarine system
Magé hasCoastlineOn Guanabara Bay
Canal do Cunha mouth Guanabara Bay
Canal do Cunha drainsInto Guanabara Bay
Canal do Cunha partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: hydrographic basin of Guanabara Bay
Rio–Niterói Bridge crosses Guanabara Bay
Rio–Niterói Bridge passesThrough Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay shipping lane
Cosme Velho neighborhood locatedIn Guanabara Bay
subject surface form: Cosme Velho
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay watershed
Catete (Rio de Janeiro) locatedNear Guanabara Bay
Museu da Chácara do Céu hasView Guanabara Bay
Santa Teresa neighborhood hasViewOf Guanabara Bay
subject surface form: Santa Teresa (Rio de Janeiro)
Boa Viagem Island locatedIn Guanabara Bay
Boa Viagem Island hasViewOf Guanabara Bay
Magé River mouth Guanabara Bay
Magé River emptiesInto Guanabara Bay
Iriri River mouth Guanabara Bay
Iriri River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Macacu River mouth Guanabara Bay
Macacu River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Macacu River riverSystem Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay basin
Macacu River partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay watershed
Macacu River hasEstuary Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay estuarine system
Sarapuí River mouth Guanabara Bay
Sarapuí River emptiesInto Guanabara Bay
Guapimirim River mouth Guanabara Bay
Guapimirim River emptiesInto Guanabara Bay
Guapimirim River partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay hydrographic basin
Guapimirim River tributaryOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay estuarine system
Caceribu River mouth Guanabara Bay
Caceribu River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Guaxindiba River mouth Guanabara Bay