Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro

Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Not to be confused with Flamenco or Flamingo.
For other uses, see Flamengo (disambiguation).
Flamengo
Neighborhood
Flamengo
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Flamengo
Flamengo (Brazil)
Coordinates: 22°56′01″S 43°10′28″W
Country Brazil
StateRio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/CityRio de Janeiro
ZoneSouth Zone
Right, aerial view of Flamengo Beach
Brigadier Eduardo Gomes Park
Republic Museum

History

It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach (Praia do Flamengo, Beach of the Flemish) because it was the place where the Dutch sailor Olivier van Noort tried to invade the city in 1599. At that time, the Dutchmen were called "Flemish" by the Portuguese.[1]

Characteristics

It is located between Catete and Botafogo districts on the edge of Guanabara Bay. The beachfront area is dominated by the Brigadier Eduardo Gomes Park, also known as Aterro do Flamengo, built by Lota de Macedo Soares on nearly 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land reclaimed from the bay and completed in 1965. The park features gardens designed by well-known Brazilian landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx.

The district and surroundings are serviced by three subway stations: Flamengo, Largo do Machado and Catete, and many bus lines that link it to the rest of the city. It is fairly close to the city centre and offers excellent views of Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain) and the statue of Christ the Redeemer. Nowadays, it is mostly a middle-class residential neighborhood.

Its main streets are Senador Vergueiro, Marquês de Abrante and Praia do Flamengo.

Destinations

Notable residents
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References
  1. GARCIA, S. Rio de Janeiro: Passado e Presente. Rio de Janeiro: Conexão Cultural, 2000. p. 37
  2. "Morre o ator e cineasta Zózimo Bulbul, aos 75 anos". O Globo. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-02-03.


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