created in the 1920',
vila canoas was originally a small
housing complex made up of wooden homes
for the employees of the nearby gávea
golf club.
the
community started to expand in the 1940's when the
families of the original settlers started to need
and build their own housing in the area.
subsequently, villa canoas saw a rapid
expansion in the 1970's and 1980's, due
to the need for labor working in the
development of the neighborhoods of
são conrado,
gávea
ipanema, and
leblon.