at a glance

campinho is a neighborhood located in the zona norte norte) of rio. the bairro (neighborhood) is bordered by praça secaa, vila valqueire and bento ribeiro, as well as, oswaldo cruzz, madureiraand cascadura.

the neighborhood's name means meadow in portuguese. the 'meadow' is crossed by the estrada real de santa cruz (royal road of the holy cross), which intersects with the estrada de jacarepaguá (jacarepaguá road) or, the cândido benício and, the estrada de irajá (irajá road) or, domingos lopes.

near the original meadow, where travelers once rested there was a cattle fair - the campinho. that area is now called largo.