at a glance

street vendors in rio are called camelô, and so the structure  was named camelódromo, where the word 'dromo' means 'venue'.  the mercado popular da uruguaiana is a great place to shop for inexpensive beach wear, t-shirts, accessories, and sunglasses, and maintains an official webpage on this link.      

saara has frontiers with the areas of of santa rita, rua and largo da carioca, and tiradentes square. saara's west edge is a direct access to the  campo de santana - the city park where many historic moments including dom pedro's announcement of brazil's independence.