Vila Meriti
Vila Meriti is a quarter in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. Vila Meriti is situated nearby to the suburb Centro, as well as near the quarter Parque Senhor do Bonfim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Acadêmicos do Grande Rio and Estação Corte 8.
Acadêmicos do Grande Rio
Community center
Photo: Ricardo Almeida Fotógrafo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Acadêmicos do Grande Rio is a samba school of the Special Group of the carnival of the city of Rio de Janeiro, being headquartered on Almirante Barroso street in Duque de Caxias.
Estação Corte 8
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0 br.
Estação Corte 8 is a railway station.
Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral
Community center
Photo: Anderson Peixoto, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral is a community center, which is situated 2½ km south of Vila Meriti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vigário Geral and Jardim América.
Vigário Geral
Suburb
Photo: Eduardo P, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vigário Geral is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro with a large favela. It is infamous for the Vigário Geral massacre that occurred here in 1993. Vigário Geral is situated 3 km south of Vila Meriti.
Jardim América
Suburb
Jardim América is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jardim América is situated 3 km south of Vila Meriti.
Parada de Lucas
Suburb
Parada de Lucas is a lower-class neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Parada de Lucas is situated 4 km south of Vila Meriti.
Vila Meriti
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.78332° or 22° 47′ southLongitude
-43.31273° or 43° 18′ 46″ westElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
589R6M8P+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7455351074OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
7538273
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In Other Languages
“Vila Meriti” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Vila Meriti”
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Localities in the Area
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