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Brazil National Observatory

facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Organization astronomical_observatory Q6621362
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Summary

Brazil National Observatory is an astronomical observatory[1]. It draws 263 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical observatory category, ranking #59 of 345).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rio de Janeiro[3], Vasco da Gama[4]
  • Country: Brazil[5]
  • Instance of: research institute[6]
  • Founder: Pedro I of Brazil[7]
  • Postal code: 20921-400[8]
  • Commons category: Observatório Nacional[9]
  • Inception: April 14, 1827[10]
  • Official website: http://www.on.br[11]
  • Heritage designation: heritage asset listed by IPHAN[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki Loves Monuments in Brazil[13]
  • API endpoint URL: https://shibboleth.on.br/idp/shibboleth[14]
  • Street address: Rua Gen. José Cristino, 77 - Vasco da Gama, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20921-400[15]

Why It Matters

Brazil National Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Brazil Pedro I of Brazil research institute

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . infopatrimonio.org. infopatrimonio.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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