at a glance |
the neighborhood is perhaps best known for samba - among its famous residents are samba composers noel rosa, joão de barro and orestes barbosa. another important name is martinho da vila and his contributions to the 1988 rio carnival champions, the escola de samba unidos de vila isabel (vila isabel united samba school). 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 isabel 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). | 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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