União da Ilha do Governador

The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha do Governador was founded on March 7, 1953 by the friends Maurício Gazelle, and Quincas Orphylo, who were in Cacuia, the main site of the carnival parade of the Ilha do Governador, watching the presentation of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts of the island.

Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Community center
Description: samba school
Also known as: “GRES União da Ilha do Governador” and “União da Ilha”
Address: 322 Estrada do Galeão, Cacuia, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estádio Luso Brasileiro and Ilha d’Água.

Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Stadium

Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Estádio Luso Brasileiro, formerly known as Ilha do Urubu, Arena Petrobras, Arena Botafogo and Estádio da Ilha do Governador is a football stadium inaugurated on 2 October 1965 in Ilha do Governador neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. Estádio Luso Brasileiro is situated 2½ km northwest of União da Ilha do Governador.

Ilha d’Água

Islet

Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ilha d’Água is an islet, which is situated 2½ km east of União da Ilha do Governador.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pitangueiras and Praia da Bandeira.

Pitangueiras

Suburb

Pitangueiras is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Praia da Bandeira

Suburb

Praia da Bandeira is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cacuia

Suburb

Cacuia is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

União da Ilha do Governador

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

-22.81376° or 22° 48′ 50″ south

Longitude

-43.18874° or 43° 11′ 19″ west

Open location code

589R5RP6+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=community_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“União da Ilha do Governador” goes by many names.

French: “União da Ilha do Governador”
French: “União da Ilha”
German: “União da Ilha do Governador”
German: “União da Ilha”
Portuguese: “União da Ilha do Governador”
Portuguese: “União da Ilha”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include SimSalabim Festas - Buffet Infantil and Cemitério da Cacuia.

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