Guaratiba | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil Rio de Janeiro |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rio de Janeiro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality/City |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio de Janeiro |
Subdivision Type3: | Zone |
Subdivision Name3: | West Zone |
Coordinates: | -23.0681°N -43.5617°W |
Guaratiba is a large neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the east side of Sepetiba Bay. Its population density is among the lowest in the city.
It contains the Guaratiba Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit holding a remnant of mangroves.
The region expanded in 2008 due to real estate investment, anticipating easier access via the Grota Funda tunnel (pt) which was scheduled to be finished that year.[1]