Paquetá, Rio de Janeiro

Paquetá Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning "many pacas". The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. Paquetá has twenty baobabs (a type of African tree).

The REAL Transportes Aéreos Flight 435, connecting Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro, mysteriously crashed into the waters of Baía de Guanabara near Ilha dos Ferros on June 24, 1960.

On 3 December 1928, a Dornier Do J seaplane named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont crashed into Guanabara Bay, Brazil, during the celebrations for the return of the aviator to his homeland. On that occasion, several honours were organized, including the over-flight of the SS Cap Arcona ship by two Do Js flying boats of the Condor Syndicate.

Guanabara Bay (Portuguese: Baía de Guanabara, [ɡwɐ̃nɐˈbaɾɐ]) is an oceanic bay located in Southeast Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On its western shore lie the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Duque de Caxias, and on its eastern shore the cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo. Four other municipalities surround the bay's shores. Guanabara Bay is the second largest bay in area in Brazil (after the All Saints' Bay), at 412 square kilometres (159 sq mi), with a perimeter of 143 kilometres (89 mi). Guanabara Bay is 31 kilometres (19 mi) long and 28 kilometres (17 mi) wide at its maximum. Its 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) wide mouth is flanked at the eastern tip by the Pico do Papagaio (Parrot's Peak) and the western tip by Pão de Açúcar (Sugar Loaf). The name Guanabara comes from the Tupi language, goanã-pará, from gwa "bay", plus nã "similar to" and ba'ra "sea". Other glosses include hidden water, lagoon of the sea, and bosom of the sea.

Freguesia (Ilha do Governador) is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bancários is a neighborhood located at Ilha do Governador in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As of 2010 it has a population of 12,512.

Tauá is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

São Gonçalo (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ɡõˈsalu]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is on northeastern Guanabara Bay in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area.In addition to being the 16th most populous city in Brazil. It is located at 22° 49′ 37″ S, 43° 3′ 14″ W at an altitude of 19 metres (62 feet) above sea level.

Cocotá is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Praia da Bandeira is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ribeira is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Zumbi is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.