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Vila Isabel

Vila Isabel is a middle-class neighbourhood in the of , . Known for being one of the cradles of samba in Brazil, it is located in the subprefecture of Grande Tijuca.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Unidos de Vila Isabel and Estação Primeira de Mangueira.

Community center
Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba is a samba school in . It was thrice champion of the Special Group of the Rio Carnival and is currently headquartered in Boulevard 28 de Setembro in the Vila Isabel neighbourhood.

Community center
Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba , or simply Mangueira, is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro, . The school was founded on April 28, 1928, by Carlos Cachaça, Cartola, Zé Espinguela, among others.

Railway station
Photo: Filipe Anacleto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riachuelo, originally known as Riachuelo do Rio, is a railway station in , which is serviced by the Supervia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldeia Campista and Andaraí.

Quarter
Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a neighborhood in , , close to contemporary Vila Isabel, Tijuca, and . Located in the flat plain of the Grande Tijuca area of southernmost Zona Norte carioca neighbourhoods, once swampy, it was drained.

Suburb
Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the of , .

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , .

Vila Isabel

Latitude
-22.9167° or 22° 55′ 0″ south
Longitude
-43.25084° or 43° 15′ 3″ west
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
589R3PMX+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1613993420
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7538383
Wiki­data ID
Q4011694
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Vila Isabel” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vila Isabel”
  • Catalan: “Vila Isabel”
  • French: “Vila Isabel”
  • Italian: “Vila Isabel”
  • Japanese: “ヴィラ・イサベル”
  • Portuguese: “Vila Isabel”
  • Spanish: “Vila Isabel”
  • Turkish: “Vila Isabel”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vila Isabel”. Photo: Wolfhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0.