Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
Also known as Cais do Valongo, Muelle de la Emperatriz, Muelle de Valongo, Quai du Valongo, Valongo Wharf
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (vi).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Inscribed
2017
Area
0 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site is about 5 km north-east of Rio de Janeiro. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tijuca Forest, about 9 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Rio de Janeiro · about 11,748,000 peopleabout 5 km south-west
- Niterói · about 1,501,000 peopleabout 9 km east
- Duque de Caxias · about 843,000 peopleabout 19 km north-west
- Nova Iguaçu · about 845,000 peopleabout 35 km north-west
- Petrópolis · about 286,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Nova Friburgo · about 172,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BrazilCultural9 km away
BrazilCultural39 km away
BrazilCultural275 km away
BrazilCultural281 km away
BrazilCultural348 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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