Calcutta, India - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Comparison and Distance between
Distance: 14,995 km / 9,317 miles
Calcutta, India
You are looking at Calcutta in India. The city has a population of 15481589 residents. It is located on 88.40 degrees longitude, and 22.57 latitude.
Calcutta , General info:
6/10
New name is KOLKATA - that is closer how it used to be pronounced in the native language - Bengali.
Airport code is still the old code CCU for Calcutta. The airport is on northeast corner of metro - also also called Dum Dum from the local township name.
If going by train, try station names of HOWRAH or SEALDAH - the latter is a friendlier terminus, but less trains go there. Howrah is the traditional rail terminus - on other side of river Ganges.
Calcutta , Cheap stuff:
9/10
Great food - whether Mughlai or sweets, and most reasonable price among metro Indian cities.
'Get Well' Clinic is the best as well as very cheap PHYSIOTHERPY & ACUPRESSURE Centre. You can get really sincer and dedicated treatment here.
Calcutta , Different stuff:
8/10
Tough driving and narrow / slow roads.
Calcutta , Don't miss:
10/10
Victoria Memorial.
Darjeeling - a hill town about 600 km north.
Digha - a seaside resort - about 4 hours drive
Calcutta , Food:
10/10
Great food everywhere in this city
Calcutta , Hotels:
8/10
Quite a few 4 and 5 star hotels
Calcutta , Safety:
7/10
Safer than other towns - but beware of pickpocketing.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
You are looking at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The city has a population of 12620000 residents. It is located on -42.78 degrees longitude, and -21.10 latitude.
Rio de Janeiro
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