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Unidos de Vila Isabel

Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos de Vila Isabel is a samba school in . It was thrice champion of the Special Group of the Rio Carnival and is currently headquartered in Boulevard 28 de Setembro in the neighbourhood.
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  • Type: Community center
  • Description: Samba School
  • Also known as: “G.R.E.S. Unidos de Vila Isabel”, “GRES Unidos de Vila Isabel”, “Vila”, and “Vila Isabel”
  • Address: 382 Boulevard 28 de Setembro, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, 20551-031

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estação Primeira de Mangueira and Mangueira station.

Community center
Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba , or simply Mangueira, is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro, . The school was founded on April 28, 1928, by Carlos Cachaça, Cartola, Zé Espinguela, among others. is situated 1½ km northeast of Unidos de Vila Isabel.

Railway station
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Mangueira is a railway station in , , which is serviced by the Supervia. is situated 1½ km northeast of Unidos de Vila Isabel.

Railway station
Photo: Filipe Anacleto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riachuelo, originally known as Riachuelo do Rio, is a railway station in , which is serviced by the Supervia. is situated 2 km northwest of Unidos de Vila Isabel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Isabel and Aldeia Campista.

Suburb
is a middle-class neighbourhood in the of , . Known for being one of the cradles of samba in Brazil, it is located in the subprefecture of Grande Tijuca.

Quarter
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was a neighborhood in , , close to contemporary Vila Isabel, Tijuca, and . Located in the flat plain of the Grande Tijuca area of southernmost Zona Norte carioca neighbourhoods, once swampy, it was drained.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , .

Unidos de Vila Isabel

Latitude
-22.91601° or 22° 54′ 58″ south
Longitude
-43.24896° or 43° 14′ 56″ west
Open location code
589R3QM2+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40067911
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3093398
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Unidos de Vila Isabel” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Universal Do Reino de Deus and Quadra da G.R.E.S. Unidos de Vila Isabel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Unidos de Vila Isabel”. Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0.