Morro do Dendê

Morro do Dendê is a residential area in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Morro do Dendê is situated nearby to the church Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima, as well as near the community center GRES Acadêmicos do Dendê.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include União da Ilha do Governador and Estádio Luso Brasileiro.

União da Ilha do Governador

Community center

Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. União da Ilha do Governador is situated 1¼ km south of Morro do Dendê.

Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Stadium

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 west of Morro do Dendê.