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CulturalRef. 1548

Valongo Wharf

Cultural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 2017 under criterion (vi).

Valongo Wharf, Brazil
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
2017
Criteria
vi
Area of property
0.4 ha
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Saúde
What it is
wharf, ruins
Founded or built
1811
Reference
WHC 1548 · Wikidata Q20048515

Why it is on the List

(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea, Brazil9.4 kmRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaBrazil · 2012CulturalSítio Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil39 kmSítio Roberto Burle MarxBrazil · 2021CulturalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity, Brazil154 kmParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityBrazil · 2019MixedSanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Brazil275 kmSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosBrazil · 1985CulturalHistoric Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil281 kmHistoric Town of Ouro PretoBrazil · 1980CulturalPampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil348 kmPampulha Modern EnsembleBrazil · 2016Cultural
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