at a glance

jardim carioca is a neighborhood located on governor's island - ilha do governador - in the north zone - zona norte - of rio de janeiro. the bairro - neighborhood - is bordered by portuguesa, moneró, tauá, cocotá, praia da bandeira, cacuia and jardim guanabara.

the neighborhood's origins go back to the 1920s, when a subdivision called jardim carioca - carioca garden - was developed on the property of the companhia geral de habitações e terrenos - general land and housing company. planning for the large hilly area included large open streets that accentuated the terrain. the homes in the development were speculatively built to sell, which was a new innovation at the time.