Estácio

Estácio
Coordinates	22 ° 55 ′ 1 ″  S , 43 ° 12 ′ 11 ″  W Coordinates: 22 ° 55 ′ 1 ″  S , 43 ° 12 ′ 11 ″  W
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro
city	Rio de Janeiro
Sub-prefecture	Centro e Centro Histórico
surface	1 km²
Residents	17,189 (2010)
density	17,532.6  Ew. / km²

Connection to the subway system

Estácio is a district of Rio de Janeiro with about 17,000 inhabitants (2010), located about three kilometers west of the center and assigned to the Zona Central . The district, which is home to the petty bourgeoisie and lower class, was named in honor of the city's founder, Estácio de Sá . The neighboring districts are Catumbi , Praça Onze and Rio Comprido .

history

Estácio was initially a working-class district. Among other things, it housed large systems of the Brahma brewery , one of the largest in Brazil, now part of the global InBev empire. Until the end of the 20th century, the district was also known for prostitution. At that time, medical facilities for teenage mothers and a subway station were built. The Frei Caneca prison, a branch of the military police and a military hospital were also set up.

With the integration into the subway network, the district was also better integrated into Rio itself. The Sambódromo was opened and old buildings in the district were torn down to make room for the modern Cidade Nova (New Town) with the São Sebastião administrative center and the Teleporto do Rio de Janeiro, a subway station.

Estácio is important for the cultural development of Rio de Janeiro and is considered the place of origin of the samba . Noel Rosa , Luiz Melodia and other great artists of Brazilian pop music sing about the district. This is also where the famous Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estácio de Sá (GRES) samba school is located , which has already won eleven championships at the Rio Carnival .

The Morro de São Carlos, a pacified favela , also belongs to Estácio .

photos

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  Street in Estácio

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  Driveway to Morro de São Carlos

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  Estácio is about to the right of the main street in the middle in front of the two high-rise buildings.

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  The samba students from GRES at the 2010 championship fight in the Sambodromo of Rio

Web links

Commons : Estácio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bairros. Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, 2010, archived from the original on September 2, 2013 ; Retrieved January 5, 2014 . 
2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística