Freguesia
Freguesia is a neighbourhood in the Southwest Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, it had 653.492 inhabitants as of 2024, making it the most populous neighbourhood in the city.Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena and Rio das Pedras.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena
Church
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena is a church.
Rio das Pedras
Residential area
Rio das Pedras is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. The favela sits in Rio de Janeiro’s Southwest Zone by the neighborhood of Itanhangá. Rio das Pedras is situated 4 km south of Freguesia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anil and Pechincha.
Anil
Suburb
Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anil is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gardênia Azul
Suburb
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Gardênia Azul is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Freguesia
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
- Categories: neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro and locality
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.94089° or 22° 56′ 27″ southLongitude
-43.34226° or 43° 20′ 32″ westElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
589R3M55+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2499297826OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Freguesia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Freguesia de Jacarepaguá”
- Dutch: “Freguesia”
- French: “Freguesia”
- Italian: “Freguesia”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia (Jacarepaguá)”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Jacarepaguá”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia”
- Turkish: “Freguesia”
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