Tijuca
Tijuca (meaning marsh or swamp in the Tupi language, from ty ("water") and îuk ("rotten")) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants.
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It borders with Praça da Bandeira, Maracanã, Vila Isabel, Andaraí, Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista neighbourhoods. It is one of the most traditional districts of Rio de Janeiro and has the third largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest, which is result of reforestation from coffee fields that led to lack of water at that time. Mainly a middle class district, it has been historically inhabited by Portuguese immigrant families and the families of military officers. Tijuca hosts Salgueiro, Império da Tijuca and Unidos da Tijuca, three of the main Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools, that together have won 13 titles. Several favelas are located in Tijuca, such as Salgueiro, Borel, Formiga, Turano and Casa Branca. The American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) died in a hotel in Tijuca.
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• Name — Tijuca • Settlement Type — Neighborhood • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Brazil • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Rio de Janeiro (RJ) • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality/City • Subdivision Name2 — Rio de Janeiro • Subdivision Type3 — Zone • Subdivision Name3 — North Zone • Population As Of — 2010 • Population Total — 163805 • Illustration — A 19th century picture of Tijuca • Illustration — Metro station at Saens Peña Square
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- 1.Rio Prefeitura - Bairros cariocas - Lagoa.
- 2.Curso de Tupi Antigo.
- 3.Drummond, José. The Garden in the Machine: An Environmental History of Brazil's Tijuca Forest. Environmental History. 1. 83–104. January 1996. 10.2307/3985065.
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