at a glance

the community members enjoy outdoor jogging trails, an extensive public library, a local theater and music venue, known as olympus, and the well known carioca shopping center located on vincente de carvalho avenue.

these amenities have attracted various famous personalities to vila da penha and the neighborhood is known to be the home of a number of celebrities, including singer and songwriter, moyseis marquês, and soccer star and coach, tele santana.

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.

rio de janeiro's prefecture, through the instituto pereira passos, makes data and statistics about the district of vila da penha 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).