Ilha do Governador

Places of Interest

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport

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Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a hub airport for Gol Airlines and a focus city for LATAM. It is the country's second busiest international airport, serving about 18 million passengers.

Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Stadium

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Estádio Luso Brasileiro, formerly known as Ilha do Urubu, Arena Petrobras, Arena Botafogo and Estádio da Ilha do Governador is a football stadium inaugurated on 2 October 1965 in Ilha do Governador neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro.

União da Ilha do Governador

Community center

Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha do Governador was founded on March 7, 1953 by the friends Maurício Gazelle, and Quincas Orphylo, who were in Cacuia, the main site of the carnival parade of the Ilha do Governador, watching the presentation of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts of the island.

Places in the Area

Freguesia

Suburb

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Freguesia is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Freguesia is situated 5 km northeast of Ilha do Governador.

Ilha do Governador

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