at a glance

lins de vasconcelos is a suburban neighborhood in the northern zone of rio de janeiro, located in the administrative region of méier. in fact, lins de vasconcelos is among the group of neighborhoods that make up the 'great méier,' an important center of commercial activity for the city of rio.

the name 'lins de vasconcelos' comes from the family lineage that owned the land at the top of sierra matheus road, which is now called lins de vasconcelos street. the farmland belonging to this family was later sold and divided and that has led to the urban development that appears along lins de vasconcelos street.