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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[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]
![A landscape photograph taken along the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean on a sunny day. Hills are visible in the background.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Praia_do_Pontal_2.jpg/640px-Praia_do_Pontal_2.jpg)