📽️ Valongo Wharf

Brazil · Americas · 22.90°S, 43.19°W

The Valongo Wharf (Portuguese: Cais do Valongo) is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	22.90°S, 43.19°W · view on map

Valongo Wharf is located in Brazil, in Americas.

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Ariau Towers · Chapel of Our Lady of Victory · Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men (Sabará) · Imperial Agricultural School of Bahia · Ruins of São Miguel das Missões · São Lourenço Mártir Archaeological Site.

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