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Carioca Aqueduct

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The Carioca Aqueduct (Aqueduto da Carioca) is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]

23 relations: Aqueduct (bridge), Águas Livres Aqueduct, Baroque, Brazil, Canal, Carioca River, Cinelândia, Colonial Brazil, Fountain, Fresh water, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Portugal, Portuguese Empire, Praça Quinze de Novembro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Light Rail, Santa Teresa Tram, Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Swamp, The Rio Times, Tram, 19th century.

Aqueduct (bridge)

Bridges for conveying water, called aqueducts or water bridges, are constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines.

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Águas Livres Aqueduct

The Águas Livres Aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres,, "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.

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Baroque

The Baroque is a highly ornate and often extravagant style of architecture, art and music that flourished in Europe from the early 17th until the late 18th century.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Canal

Canals, or navigations, are human-made channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles.

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Carioca River

The Carioca River (Portuguese: Rio Carioca) is a river in the state of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.

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Cinelândia

Cinelândia is the popular name of a major public square in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Colonial Brazil

Colonial Brazil (Brasil Colonial) comprises the period from 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815, when Brazil was elevated to a kingdom in union with Portugal as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.

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Fountain

A fountain (from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), a source or spring) is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air to supply drinking water and/or for a decorative or dramatic effect.

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Fresh water

Fresh water (or freshwater) is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water.

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Lapa, Rio de Janeiro

Lapa is a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 552,700, Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese Empire (Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas (Ultramar Português) or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (Império Colonial Português), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance.

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Praça Quinze de Novembro

The Praça XV de Novembro, (15 November Square) is a public square in the Centro section of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (River of January), or simply Rio, is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas.

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Rio de Janeiro Light Rail

Rio de Janeiro Light Rail (VLT do Rio de Janeiro) is a modern light rail system serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Santa Teresa Tram

The Santa Teresa Tram (Bonde de Santa Teresa) is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro

Santa Teresa is the name of a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Swamp

A swamp is a wetland that is forested.

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The Rio Times

The Rio Times is an English-language local newspaper and news and features website based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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19th century

The 19th century was a century that began on January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900.

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Redirects here:

Aqueduto da Carioca, Arcos da Lapa.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carioca_Aqueduct

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