Vista Alegre, Rio de Janeiro

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Vista Alegre
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Vista Alegre
Location in Rio de Janeiro
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Vista Alegre
Vista Alegre (Brazil)
Coordinates: 22°49′51″S43°18′58″W / 22.83083°S 43.31611°W / -22.83083; -43.31611 Coordinates: 22°49′51″S43°18′58″W / 22.83083°S 43.31611°W / -22.83083; -43.31611
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
State Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City Rio de Janeiro
Zone North Zone
Population
 (2010) [1]
  Total8,622

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

The locality with the dominant population of middle class and upper middle class, is the border districts of Irajá, Vila da Penha, Brás de Pina, and Cordovil. Its main streets of the Estrada da Água Grande and the Avenida Braz de Pina. It is a neighborhood in the growth phase, with 3 large supermarkets, banks, eight schools, several individuals, a cultural canvas and Largo da Cidade Maravilhosa.

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References

  1. "Bairros Cariocas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-27.