at a glance

'the grajau and engenho novo, while neighboring districts, are very different, both in socioeconomic status as well as the landscape.'

while grajau is the home of grajau state park (of 550,000 sq feet), engenho novo, or 'new mill,' is an urban center with a middle class population. it was the railway of brazil, which has recently been replaced by the supervia rail line, that has made the difference in engenho novo's development.

on this page we listed all neighborhoods in rio, including unofficial neighborhoods, divided by city zone.