Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral

Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral is a community center in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro which is located on Rua Alvarenga Peixoto. Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral is situated nearby to the park Praça Catolé do Rocha, as well as near the church Paróquia Santa Bárbara e Santa Cecilia.

Photo: Anderson Peixoto, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Community center
Description: samba school
Also known as: “GRES Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral”, “Vigário”, and “Vigário Geral”
Address: 60 Rua Alvarenga Peixoto, Vigário Geral, Rio de Janeiro, 21240-690

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estação Parada de Lucas and Acadêmicos do Grande Rio.

Estação Parada de Lucas

Railway station

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

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

Acadêmicos do Grande Rio

Community center

Photo: Ricardo Almeida Fotógrafo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral.

Praça do Carmo

Park

Praça do Carmo is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood. Praça do Carmo is situated 4 km south of Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vigário Geral and Parada de Lucas.

Vigário Geral

Suburb

Photo: Eduardo P, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.