Unidos da Tijuca
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos da Tijuca is a samba school of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was founded on 31 December 1931 from the fusion of existing blocks in Morro do Borel.Photo: Marcus Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Community center
- Description: samba school
- Also known as: “Tijuca”
- Address: 47 Avenida Francisco Bicalho, Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Figueira de Melo Stadium and Barão de Mauá Station.
Figueira de Melo Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Estádio Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima, formerly known as Estádio Figueira de Melo or simply Figueirinha, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Figueira de Melo Stadium is situated 430 metres west of Unidos da Tijuca.
Barão de Mauá Station
Railway station
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barão de Mauá Station is a former train station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The station, named after Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, was constructed in 1926 as the Rio terminus of the Leopoldina Railway. Barão de Mauá Station is situated 410 metres southwest of Unidos da Tijuca.
Maracanã River
River
Photo: Alv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maracanã River of Rio de Janeiro, which means parrot-like in Tupi–Guarani, is a river located in Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santo Cristo and Praça da Bandeira.
Santo Cristo
Suburb
Santo Cristo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighbourhood is named after the Catholic church Santo Cristo dos Milagres situated in the port area.
Praça da Bandeira
Suburb
Praça da Bandeira is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cidade Nova
Suburb
Cidade Nova is a middle-to-lower-class neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between the Centro and the North Zone. The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is situated within this neighborhood.
Unidos da Tijuca
- Categories: samba school, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.90461° or 22° 54′ 17″ southLongitude
-43.20933° or 43° 12′ 34″ westOpen location code
589R3QWR+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 260743866OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3093394
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Spanish—“Unidos da Tijuca” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “GRES Unidos da Tijuca”
- French: “Tijuca”
- French: “Unidos da Tijuca”
- German: “Tijuca”
- German: “Unidos da Tijuca”
- Italian: “Tijuca”
- Italian: “Unidos da Tijuca”
- Japanese: “ウニドス・ダ・チジュッカ”
- Portuguese: “Tijuca”
- Portuguese: “Unidos da Tijuca”
- Spanish: “GRES Unidos da Tijuca”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Dinah de Queiroz and Estação e Cocheira da Linha Carris de Vila Guarani.
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