Paquetá Island
Native name: Ilha de Paquetá | |
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Aerial view of Paquetá Island, with Brocoió Island to the upper left | |
Location of the island in Rio de Janeiro city | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Guanabara Bay |
| Area | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Municipality | Rio de Janeiro |
| Neighborhood | Paquetá |
Paquetá Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning "many pacas". The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. Paquetá has twenty baobabs (a type of African tree).