Pontal (Rio de Janeiro)

A landscape photograph taken along the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean on a sunny day. Hills are visible in the background.
Recreio dos Bandeirantes

Pontal is a small peninsula and beach area in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) neighborhood, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] and was a temporary venue in the Barra Olympic venues cluster for the Athletics (race walk) and Cycling (time trial) competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

  1. ^ "18400 Av Lucio Costa, RJ, Brazil: Interactive Google Street View photo and map of Avenida Lucio Costa at Pontal, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasi". Geographic.org/streetview. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ^ Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine