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Pontal (Rio de Janeiro)

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Pontal (Rio de Janeiro)

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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 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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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