Estação Vigário Geral

Estação Vigário Geral is a railway station in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Estação Vigário Geral is situated nearby to the park Praça Catolé do Rocha, as well as near the church Paróquia Santa Bárbara e Santa Cecilia.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral and Estação Parada de Lucas.

Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral

Community center

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Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral is a community center, which is situated 230 metres southwest of Estação Vigário Geral.

Estação Parada de Lucas

Railway station

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Estação Parada de Lucas is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km south of Estação Vigário Geral.

Acadêmicos do Grande Rio

Community center

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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. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio is situated 1½ km north of Estação Vigário Geral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vigário Geral and Parada de Lucas.

Vigário Geral

Suburb

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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.