Campo de Santana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
S 22° 54.391 W 043° 11.312
23K E 685791 N 7465684
Historic park in Rio de Janeiro.
Waymark Code: WM3MXC
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date Posted: 04/22/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 14

"The Campo de Santana, a tree-shaded park of over 155,000sq.m/185,000sq.yds with a lake and numerous fountains, was the scene of Dom Pedro I's triumphal procession after his coronation as Emperor and later, in 1889, of the proclamation of the Republic and with it the fall of the monarchy."
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Name: Campo de Santana

Street Location: Av Presidente Vargas

Local Municipality: Rio de Janeiro

State/Province, etc.: RJ

Country: Brazil

Web Site: [Web Link]

Picnic Facilities: Benches

Recreational Facilities:
None


Monuments/Statues: Yes

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Yes

Fountains: Yes

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Ponds

Traditional Geocaches:
No


Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Date Established: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

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