at a glance

A little to the north is the Praça Elis Regina, or Elis Regina Square, named after the well loved Brazilian pop and jazz singer, and to the west is the entrance to the leisure area of the Flex Linhas Aéreas, or 'Flex Airlines' - On the eastern side one can find the popular Estrela do Vilage Padaria e Confeitaria, or 'Village Star Bakery and Confectionary' and a boardwalk which lines the shores of the guanabara bay.

on this link by wikimapia it is possible to see a  satellite view of the district of portuguesa - the sub-prefecture of ilha do governador maintains an official page on this link, and also publishes pictures, news and events on a parallel facebook page on this link.

Presented by the    Revista de Ciência Humanas - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, the study Unidades climáticas urbanas: O caso da Ilha do Governador-RJ,(Urban climate units: the case of Ilha do Governador-RJ), by Edson Soares Fialho  aims to contribute to urban climate studies, through as investigation of the thermal field on Ilha do Governador-RJ, using the method of mobile transects, placed in two distinct seasonal positions at three points in the day.