at a glance

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.

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 - on this link by wikimapia it is possible to see a  satellite view of the district of ribeira.

rio de janeiro's prefecture, through the instituto pereira passos, makes data and statistics about  the district of  ribeira available on this link, including data on land (território e meio ambiente), population (população) housing (domicílios), health (saúde), education (educação), buildings (imóveis), and infrastructure (infraestrutura).