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Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea

Cultural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (v), (vi).

Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea, Brazil
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
vvi
Area of property
3,958 ha
Location
Rio de Janeiro
What it is
forest
Founded or built
1961
Elevation
336 m
Reference
WHC 1100 · Wikidata Q14942956

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Valongo Wharf, Brazil9.4 kmValongo WharfBrazil · 2017CulturalSítio Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil31 kmSítio Roberto Burle MarxBrazil · 2021CulturalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity, Brazil148 kmParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityBrazil · 2019MixedSanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Brazil280 kmSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosBrazil · 1985CulturalHistoric Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil288 kmHistoric Town of Ouro PretoBrazil · 1980CulturalPampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil354 kmPampulha Modern EnsembleBrazil · 2016Cultural
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