Mangueira
Mangueira is a shantytown neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill or morro. It is most famous for its samba school, the Estação Primeira de Mangueira or simply Mangueira, which is one of strongest competitors in the annual Rio Carnival samba competition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Drmarcelodavid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morro do Telégrafo and Estação Primeira de Mangueira.
Estação Primeira de Mangueira
Community center
Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, or simply Mangueira, is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school was founded on April 28, 1928, by Carlos Cachaça, Cartola, Zé Espinguela, among others.
Mangueira station
Railway station
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Mangueira is a railway station in Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro, which is serviced by the Supervia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Francisco Xavier and Benfica.
São Francisco Xavier
Suburb
São Francisco Xavier is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Benfica
Suburb
Photo: annminan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benfica is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located near São Cristóvão and Engenho de Dentro, within the Centro Administrative Region.
Maracanã
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Maracanã is a middle-class neighborhood in the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro city. The Maracanã Stadium is located in this neighborhood, as well as the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho.
Mangueira
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
- Categories: favela, 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
-22.90395° or 22° 54′ 14″ southLongitude
-43.2362° or 43° 14′ 10″ westElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
589R3QW7+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12254482669OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Mangueira” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Mangueira”
- Catalan: “Mangueira”
- French: “Mangueira”
- Igbo: “Mangueira”
- Italian: “Mangueira”
- Japanese: “マンゲイラ”
- Portuguese: “Mangueira (cidade do Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Mangueira (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Mangueira”
- Portuguese: “Morro da Mangueira”
- Spanish: “Mangueira”
- Turkish: “Mangueira”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ruinas and Mestre Dalmo José.
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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 “Mangueira”. Photo: Drmarcelodavid, CC BY-SA 4.0.