Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

22°58′16″S 43°12′42″W / 22.971117°S 43.211718°W / -22.971117; -43.211718

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing sea water to enter by a canal along the edge of a park locally known as Jardim de Alah.^[1]

^ Alves, Maria Alice S.; Pereira, Erika F. (1998). "Richness, abundance, and seasonality of bird species in a lagoon of an urban area (Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil" (PDF). Brazilian Ornithological Society (SBO). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[abc-1] Alves, Maria Alice S.; Pereira, Erika F. (1998). "Richness, abundance, and seasonality of bird species in a lagoon of an urban area (Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil" (PDF). Brazilian Ornithological Society (SBO). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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