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vila isabel is a neighborhood located in the north zone (zona norte) of rio de janeiro, nearby bairros (neighborhoods) are tijuca, grajaú, andaraí, maracanã e eng. novo - many believe that the neighborhood of vila isabel is the birthplace of samba. the bairro's humble origin began with the fazenda do macaco (monkey`s farm), a large area within the borders of rio joana (joana river), the former caminho do cabuçu (cabuçu road) - now the rua barão do bom retiro (barão do bom retiro street) and the serra do engenho novo (engenho novo mountains). during his stay in rio de janeiro, dom pedro i (emperor peter i of brazil) presented the plantation to his empress dona amélia de beauharnais, duquesa de bragança (duchess of bragança) as a gift - the property was later abandoned, when dom pedro returned to mainland portugal. | turiaçu | |||
attractions | usina | ||||
beaches | vasco da gama | ||||
sports | vaz lobo | ||||
entertainment | v. de carvalho | ||||
music | vigário geral | ||||
nightlife | vila cosmos | ||||
restaurants | vila da penha | ||||
shopping | vila isabel | ||||
etiquette | vista alegre | ||||
carnival | zumbi | ||||
réveillon | main bairros | ||||
accommodations |
zona norte |
unofficial bairros | |||
transport | zona oeste | favelas | |||
safety | zona central | rio map | |||
extras | zona sul | back more | |||
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