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Rocha Leão

Rio de Janeirohamlet

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Coordinates-22.43°, -42.01°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rocha Leão is recorded in open geodata as a hamlet. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at -22.426°, -42.007°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,715 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 67% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-22.4262
Longitude
-42.0071
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
17,655
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    348
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    271
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    249
  • Red-rumped Cacique
    Cacicus haemorrhous (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    233
  • White-bearded Manakin
    Manacus manacus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    210
  • White-barred Piculet
    Picumnus cirratus Temminck, 1825 · Aves
    210
  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    207
  • Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike
    Thamnophilus ambiguus Swainson, 1825 · Aves
    202

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Rio de Janeiro

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,715

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Rocha Leão

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library