at a glance

The community is referred to by a diverse range of names according to the different people who live there. This is thought to mainly result from the illegitimate and unstructured nature of its construction - Some refer to it simply as 'Proletário', or 'Dique', while it is sometimes incorrectly altered to form the English word 'Dick'.

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: zona oeste in pink, zona norte in green, zona sul in light green, and zona central in beige.