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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Guaxindiba River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Galeão Air Base locatedNear Guanabara Bay
Meriti River mouth Guanabara Bay
Meriti River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Meriti River partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay basin
Meriti River hasMouthLocation Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Itaoca River mouth Guanabara Bay
Itaoca River flowsInto Guanabara Bay
Itaoca River partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay drainage basin
Estrela River mouth Guanabara Bay
Estrela River dischargesInto Guanabara Bay
Estrela River partOf Guanabara Bay
this entity surface form: Guanabara Bay watershed