Vila Militar
Vila Militar is a planned neighbourhood located in the West Zone of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its construction began in 1904, driven by the need to renovate the facilities of the Military School of Realengo.Photo: Quintinense, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Villa Militar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Youth Arena and Olympic Hockey Centre.
Youth Arena
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
Youth Arena is an indoor arena in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted the Basketball and Fencing events for the Modern Pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Olympic Hockey Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
The Olympic Hockey Center is a sports venue in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The centre was built for the 2007 Pan American Games before being totally rebuilt for the Olympic Field hockey competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Deodoro Aquatics Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
The Deodoro Aquatics Centre is a swimming venue in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that hosted the swimming events in the modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magalhães Bastos and Deodoro.
Magalhães Bastos
Suburb
Magalhães Bastos is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Deodoro
Suburb
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Deodoro is a neighborhood of the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Deodoro was one of four venue locations for the 2016 Summer Olympics, along with Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, and Maracanã.
Mallet
Neighborhood
Mallet is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. Mallet is situated 2½ km south of Vila Militar.
Vila Militar
- Categories: neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.86035° or 22° 51′ 37″ southLongitude
-43.40289° or 43° 24′ 10″ westElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
589R4HQW+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 1613993424OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Vila Militar” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Vila Militar”
- Catalan: “Vila Militar”
- French: “Vila Militar”
- Italian: “Vila Militar”
- Portuguese: “Vila militar (rio de janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Vila Militar (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Vila Militar”
- Slovenian: “Vila Militar”
- Spanish: “Vila Militar (Río de Janeiro)”
- Spanish: “Vila Militar”
- Turkish: “Vila Militar”
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