Canal de Benfica

Places of Interest

São Januário

Stadium

Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estádio Vasco da Gama, popularly known as São Januário owing to its location on a street of the same name, is the home ground of CR Vasco da Gama. It is located in the Vasco da Gama neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil.

Manguinhos Library Park

Library

Photo: Ministério da Cultura, CC BY 2.0.

Manguinhos Library Park is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010. It contains over 25,000 books, 900 DVDs and 3 million songs, and also has a theatre that seats 200 people, a music room, classrooms, and a “Meu Bairro” room created for community member meetings.

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Benfica

Suburb

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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.

Vasco da Gama

Suburb

Photo: Gaspar1915, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vasco da Gama is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was created in honor of the centenary of the football club CR Vasco da Gama in 1998, where its stadium, São Januário, is located.

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