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Pedra da Gávea - RIO DE JANEIRO


Pedra de Gávea - RIO DE JANEIRO

Photography by Marcelo Conceicao

Located between São Conrado and Barra da Tijuca, Pedra da Gávea is a granite rock that rises 842 meters above sea level. It was named by the Portugese after they concluded that it would be a great observatory for ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Gavea means "top sail" or "top". The rock has many interesting stories told about it, including being a time portal, an ancient Phoenician tomb, a UFO landing site and various others.
The most striking fact about Pedra de Gavea, is the fact that there are ancient symbols carved into it, that havn't been explained, which are as old as the pyramids, they are definately not natural.
Pedra de Gavea is one of the deadliest as far as rock climbing fatalities. Simply because of unregulated, untrained amatures that have no fear or no understanding of the danger involved, It can be climbed safely however, with a trained guide and the proper equipment.


Rio de Janeiro Pedra de Gavea

A view of Lagoa looking toward the Two Brothers "Dois Irmaos"
behind that is Pedra de Gavea

Vocabulary and Information about Pedra de Gavea:

Pedra da GáveaRock of Top Sail or Observatory Rock
Guanabara BayFishing boat bay near the center of Rio de Janeiro
Paredáo do Escaravelhothe climbing wall on the east side of the head
CachoeiraWaterfall
Gruta do Ouvido"Cave of Hearing"
Pedra Bonita"Beautiful Rock" altitude of 696 meters
Picada do IsidoroNarrow trial of Isadora
Picada Pico dos 4Narrow trial of the Four Points
Trilha CanoaCanoe Trail
Chamine EliChimney Eli
Agulhinha da Gávea "Little Needle" altitude 610 meters

If you are looking for a safe tour up to Pedra da Gávea here are some resources:

Guided hikes with and english speaking tour guide
to the summit of Pedra da Gávea
RioAdventureTours.com
English Information on the strange rumors and stories of Pedra da Gáveaviewzone.com
Interesting and strange phenomenon surrounding Pedra da Gáveaviewzone.com/VIEW.ZONE.html
Killer Pictures of Pedra da Gáveawww.roberto.motta.net/l
Pictures of a hike up to Pedra da Gáveamembers.nbci.com
Live Camera on Pedra da Gáveawww.tvbox.com.br
A good Picture of Pedra da Gáveawww.justlikebeingthere.com
Good pictures of Pedra da Gáveawww.iis.com.br

Rock Climbing Pedra da Gávea
members.nbci.com
Hang Gliding near Pedra da Gáveawww.webshots.com
Good Pictures of Pedra da Gáveawww.earj85.com
Information about Pedra da Gáveawww.terrabrasil.org.br
MAP of Pedra da Gáveawww.terrabrasil.org.br

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