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Pico das Agulhas Negras

mountain, Brazil

Also known as: Agulhas Negras Peak

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elevation

In Mantiqueira Mountains
…in the Pico (peak) das Agulhas Negras.
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In Brazil: Brazilian Highlands
…9,143 feet (2,787 metres) at Agulhas Negras Peak on the Rio de Janeiro state border and 9,482 feet (2,890 metres) at Bandeira Peak, near the Serra dos Aimorés, which extends along the Minas Gerais–Espírito Santo border. A series of ridges southwest of the Serra do Mar is known as the…
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