Vila Brasil
District of Magalhães Bastos
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Bento Ribeiro

Bento Ribeiro is a middle-class neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Located in Rio's North Zone, it is a suburban area in the vicinity of Marechal Hermes and Oswaldo Cruz. Bento Ribeiro owes its name to Bento Manuel Ribeiro Carneiro Monteiro, mayor of Rio de Janeiro between 1910 and 1914. It is the birthplace of the professional football player Ronaldo and the place where the famous television host [Xuxa Xuxa] lived in her childhood.

Located at -22.8672, -43.3608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Estádio Moça Bonita

The Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho, but usually known as Estádio Moça Bonita is a football stadium inaugurated in 1947 in Bangu neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, with a maximum capacity of 9,564 people. Estádio Moça Bonita is owned by Bangu Atlético Clube. It hosts the games of Bangu Atlético Clube and Clube Atlético Castelo Branco. The stadium is named after Guilherme da Silveira Filho, who was Bangu's president during the stadium construction.

Located at -22.8725, -43.4566 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Brazil, Football venues in Rio de Janeiro (city), Bangu Atlético Clube

Bangu (neighborhood)

Bangu is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, RJ. It is a lower-middle-class neighborhood. It is located in the western area of the city being one of the most populated districts, with 244,518 inhabitants (according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE - Demographic Census 2000) [1 1] distributed in an area of 4570.69 ha. Located in the geographic center of the city, the neighborhood is close to Campo Grande, Senador Camará, Vila Aliança, Padre Miguel and Realengo.

Located at -22.8833, -43.4667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Marechal Hermes

Marechal Hermes is a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a working class suburb situated in the North region of Rio surrounded by Bento Ribeiro, Campo dos Afonsos, Deodoro and Guadalupe. It takes its name from an ex-president of Brazil: Marechal Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca, being marshal the highest possible Army rank in Brazil. Marechal, as it is known locally, gained from being a "planned" suburb. It contains wide avenues, a cinema, theatre, large hospital and a big church.

Located at -22.8667, -43.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Realengo

Realengo is a neighborhood in northern Rio de Janeiro. The lower and middle-class neighborhood is between the Mendanha and Pedra Branca mountains. It is located between the mountains of Pedra Branca (White Rock) and Mendanha in the northern of the called West Zone (Zona Oeste) of the city, owned and names the XXXIII Administrative Region which encompasses the entire east around the neighborhood.

Located at -22.8833, -43.4333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Padre Miguel

The neighborhood of Padre Miguel is situated in the western region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, is of midle class, and borders the neighborhoods of Bangu (west) and Realengo (east). The Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel and Unidos de Padre Miguel schools of samba are located in Padre Miguel. On the weekend, another attraction is the Ponto Chic, bohemian stronghold of the neighborhood. Simonsen College and Castelo Branco University, two private colleges, are found in the West Zone.

Located at -22.8833, -43.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Vila Vintém

Vila Vintém is an urban low income living community located between the neighborhoods of Realengo and Padre Miguel, in the west zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Situated on the borders of the railroad, it shelters the headquarters of Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel and also Unidos de Padre Miguel, as well as a lot of their components. Its principal road is called Rua Belisário de Souza, that goes from the ensemble of IAPI, in Padre Miguel, until Realengo.

Located at -22.8667, -43.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museu Aeroespacial

Museu Aeroespacial is a national aviation museum located 25 km west of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.8845, -43.39 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Rio de Janiero (state), Aerospace museums in Brazil, Museums established in 1976

Deodoro Arena

Deodoro Arena is a description of an indoor arena that is currently under construction in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue will host the fencing events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair fencing events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Construction started in 2009 and be completed in 2011. The arena is expected to cost about $41 million.

Located at -22.8595, -43.4041 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Brazil, Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city), Proposed sports venues, 2016 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic fencing venues

National Equestrian Center

National Equestrian Center is a description of an equestrian arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue will host the equestrian events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the equestrian events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Located at -22.8695, -43.4059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues in Brazil, Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city), 2016 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic equestrian venues

Ricardo de Albuquerque

Ricardo de Albuquerque is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

Located at -22.8333, -43.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Barros Filho

Barros Filho is a lower-class neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the poorest areas in the city. Its name honours the farmer's son who gave land from his farm Boa Esperança (what is now the neighbourhoods of Barros Filho, Costa Barros and part of Guadalupe and Honório Gurgel), Antônio da Costa Barros for the construction of the railway which was inaugurated in 1908.

Located at -22.8333, -43.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Deodoro (Rio de Janeiro)

Deodoro is a neighbourhood of the Western Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

Located at -22.855, -43.3853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Anchieta rail disaster

The Anchieta rail disaster, occurred on March 4, 1952 in Anchieta, a suburb twenty miles north of the centre of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. 119 people were killed and the resulting outcry prompted major new investment in Brazilian railways.

Located at -22.8208, -43.4072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 1952, Railway accidents in Brazil, Transport in Rio de Janeiro (state), 1952 in Brazil

Anchieta (Rio de Janeiro)

Anchieta is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.8211, -43.3958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Guadalupe (Rio de Janeiro)

Guadalupe is a neighbourhood located in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is surrounded by Barros Filho, Honório Gurgel, Marechal Hermes, Deodoro, Ricardo de Albuquerque, Costa Barros and Anchieta. Its designation is a homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe which main church in Rio de Janeiro is located in this neighbourhood. The neighboourhood was built as a project of former Casa Popular Foundation and it was inaugurated by president Getúlio Vargas.

Located at -22.8372, -43.3753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Olympic BMX Center

The Olympic BMX Center is a bicycle motocross venue that will be constructed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This venue will be part of the cycling events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Located at -22.8583, -43.4125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2016 Summer Olympic venues, Proposed sports venues, Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city), Olympic cycling venues

Olympic Mountain Bike Park

The Olympic Mountain Bike Park is a cycling venue to be constructed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will host the mountain biking cross-country cycling events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Located at -22.8583, -43.4125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2016 Summer Olympic venues, Proposed sports venues, Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city), Olympic cycling venues

Rio de Janeiro school shooting

On the morning of April 7, 2011, 12 children aged between 12 and 14 were killed and 12 others seriously wounded after an armed man entered Tasso da Silveira Municipal School (Escola Municipal Tasso da Silveira), an elementary school in Realengo on the western fringe of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the first time an incident of this kind — a non-gang school shooting with a sizable number of casualties — has been reported in the country.

Located at -22.8838, -43.4174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2011 in Brazil, Deaths by firearm in Brazil, Islam in Brazil, Islam-related controversies, Mass murder in 2011, Massacres in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (city), School shootings, Suicides by firearm in Brazil, Murder–suicides

Parque Anchieta

Parque Anchieta is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.8333, -43.4167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Jardim Sulacap

Jardim Sulacap is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.8833, -43.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Magalhães Bastos

Magalhães Bastos is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.8833, -43.4167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Taquara (Rio de Janeiro)

Taquara is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.9222, -43.3881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Vila Valqueire

Vila Valqueire is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.8833, -43.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Vila Militar (Rio de Janeiro)

Vila Militar is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.865, -43.4028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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