Jacarepaguá

Jacarepaguá, with a land area of 29.27 square miles, is a neighborhood situated in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2010, it had a population of 157,326.

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Type: Suburb
Description: neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Also known as: “Jacarepagua”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barra Velodrome and Farmasi Arena.

Barra Velodrome

Stadium

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The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Barra Velodrome is situated 3 km southwest of Jacarepaguá.

Farmasi Arena

Sports venue

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Farmasi Arena is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts. Farmasi Arena is situated 3 km southwest of Jacarepaguá.

Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport

Aerodrome

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Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho, a journalist and former president of Globo Network. Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is situated 3½ km south of Jacarepaguá.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cidade de Deus and Curicica.

Cidade de Deus

Suburb

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The Cidade de Deus is a Southwest Zone neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also known as CDD among its inhabitants. The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs.