at a glance |
the 'favela' has come to be accepted as a way of life - in mangueira an estimated 80% of the 7000 residents have lived in the community for more than 20 years, this is reflective of the strong emotional connection and pride the community takes in their neighborhood, it's distinct culture, history and character. as such mangueira is one of the most famed locations for samba and home to the g. r. e. s. estação premeira de mangueira samba school, which has represented the district annually in carnival since 1928. the founder of g. r. e. s. estação premeira de mangueira, carlos cacha, is said to be the first to hear the sounds of samba in mangueira and soon after, the middle class began to mimic the mangueira ways of carnival masks and dance. on this page we listed all neighborhoods in rio, including unofficial neighborhoods, divided by city zone - this map shows all neighborhoods in rio de janeiro, grouped by city zone and color coded - zona west in pink, zona north in green, zona sul in light green, and zona central in beige. | higienópolis | |||
attractions | honório gurgel | ||||
beaches | inhaúma | ||||
sports | irajá | ||||
entertainment | itacolomi | ||||
music | jacaré | ||||
nightlife | jacarezinho | ||||
restaurants | jardim américa | ||||
shopping | jardim carioca | ||||
etiquette | jardim guanabara | ||||
carnival | lins de vasconcelos | ||||
réveillon | madureira | ||||
accommodations |
zona norte |
mangueira | |||
transport | zona oeste | favelas | |||
safety | zona central | rio map | |||
extras | zona sul | back more | |||
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