Satellite image of Guanabara Bay

In Portuguese, Baía da Guanabara is an oceanic bay located in southeastern Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In its southwest shore is the city of Rio de Janeiro and in its southeast shore the city of Niterói. Five other counties surround the bay's shores. Guanabara Bay is the second largest bay in area in Brazil (412 km², with a perimeter of 143 km). Download high resolution version (1000x1000, 259 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1000x1000, 259 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... Flag of Rio de Janeiro See other Brazilian States Capital Rio de Janeiro Largest City Rio de Janeiro Area 43,696. ... Shore A shore or shoreline is the land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... The flag of the Municipality Niterói is a city in Brazil, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. ...

The name Guanabara comes from the Tupi-Guarani language, guará-nhã-pará, which means "the bosom of sea, similar to a river". This article is in need of attention. ...

Guanabara Bay is 31 km (19 miles) long and 28 km (18 miles) wide at its maximum. Its 1,5 km (approximately one mile) wide mouth is flanked at the northern tip by the Pico do Papagaio (Parrot's Peak) and the southern tip by Pão de Açucar (Sugar Loaf). There are more than 130 islands dotting the bay, including: Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. ...

• Lajes
• Governador
• Galeão
• Paquetá
• Cobras
• Flores
• Fiscal
• Villegaignon
• Fundão

The bay is crossed by the mighty Rio-Niterói Bridge and there is a heavy traffic of boats and ships, including regular ferryboat lines. The two airports of Rio de Janeiro, the Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (in the Island of Galeão) and the Santos Dumont Airport are located on its shores. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro main campus is located on the Island of Fundão. A maze of smaller bridges interconnect seamlessly the main islands of Fundão, Galeão and Governador to the continent. The Rio-Niterói Bridge is an armed concrete structure that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, in Brazil. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. ... Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL) better known as Galeão International Airport is Rio de Janeiros major international airport. ... Santos Dumont Airport serves Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) is the largest federal university of Brazil, where state-owned colleges are the best and most qualified institutions. ...

Guanabara's Bay, surrounded by luxuriant tropical forests, beaches, strangely-shaped rocks and peaks, and a backdrop of the high mountains of Serra do Mar, is bordered by one of the most beautiful cities in the world, so it is considered one of the world's premier tourists spots. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical rain forests, are a tropical and subtropical biome. ... Guarumbi, part of Serra do Mar in the state of Paraná Serra do Mar (Portuguese for Mountain Range of the Sea) is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil, which runs in parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast, from the state of Esp... El Nido, Philippines Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Unfortunately, due to urbanization, deforestation and pollution of its waters with sewage, garbage, oil spills, etc., Guanabara Bay's ecosystem, which was incredibly rich and diversified in the past, has suffered a lot, particularly along its mangrove areas. Recovery measures are currently being tried. Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forested. ... Water pollution Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. ... Sewage is the liquid water produced by human society which typically contains washing water, laundry waste, faeces, urine and other liquid or semi-liquid wastes. ... Waste inside a rubbish bin Waste, rubbish, or garbage is unwanted or undesired material. ... In the field of ecology, an ecosystem is a combination of all the living and non-living elements of an area. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...

In 1975 two intact amphorae were recovered from the bottom of Guanabara Bay. In 1981 archeologist Robert Marx discovered thousands of pottery fragments in the same locality, including 200 necks from amphorae. The amphorae have been shown to be of Roman make, from the 2nd century BC. [1]

View to Rio de Janeiro from Guanabara Bay

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3213x983, 2214 KB) Description View to Rio de Janeiro from Guanabara Bay. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3213x983, 2214 KB) Description View to Rio de Janeiro from Guanabara Bay. ... Flag Seal Location Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates , Government Country Region State Brazil Southeast Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,260 km² Population     City (2005) 5,613,000 [1]     Density   4. ...

History

Guanabara Bay was discovered in January 1, 1502 by Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos, who named it Rio de Janeiro (January River), because they thought it was a large river coming to the sea. Indians of the Tamoio and Tupininquim tribes inhabited the shores of the bay. After its initial discovery, no significant European settlements were established until French colonist and soldiers, under the Huguenot Admiral Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon invaded the region in 1555 to establish the France Antarctique. After a brief stay in the Lajes Island, they moved to Serigipe Island, near the shore, and built there Fort Coligny. After they were expelled by Portuguese military expeditions in 1563, the colonial government built fortifications in several points of Guanabara Bay, rendering it almost impregnable against a naval attack from the sea. They were the Santa Cruz, São João, Lajes and Villegaignon forts, forming a fearsome crossfire rectangle of big naval guns. Other islands were adapted by the Navy to host naval storehouses, hospitals, drydocks, oil reservoirs and the National Naval Academy. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gaspar de Lemos (15th century), Portuguese explorer that was captain of the supply ship of Pedro Álvares Cabrals fleet that discovered Brazil. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, or historically as the French Calvinists. ... Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, born 1510 in Villegaignon, Seine et Marne, France was a naval officer (vice-admiral of Brittany) who attempted to help the Huguenots in France escape persecution. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... France Antarctique was the name of the failed French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which existed between 1555 and 1567. ... Fort Coligny was a fortress founded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1555, in what constituted the so-called France Antarctique historical episode. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of WW1 A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians and nurses. ... U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with a fishing boat. ... An oil reservoir, petroleum system or petroleum reservoir is often thought of as being an underground lake of oil, but it is actually composed of hydrocarbons contained in porous rock formations. ...

External links

• Information Center for Guanabara Bay. State Government of Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese).