Gávea

Gávea

Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the Southern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It borders the São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists and intelectuals. PUC-Rio, one of the most important universities of the Rio de Janeiro state, as well as several schools are located in the neighborhood. Gávea is well known because of the "Baixo Gávea" area, which is considered a Bohemian quarter and which is frequented by the city's youth.

The first Europeans to have lived in what would become the neighborhood were the French, who came to extract Brazilwood. On July 16, 1565, the neighbourhood was named Gávea for the first time, by Estácio de Sá.

Etymology

The neighborhood is named Gávea (which means topsail in Portuguese) because of an 852m height peak ("Gávea Rock", or Pedra da Gávea) which resembles the topsail of the carrack, a sailing ship.

ports

The Hipódromo da Gávea is a horse racing venue located in the neighborhood. Estádio da Gávea the home of CR Flamengo football club, despite being named after the neighborhood, is actually located in Lagoa neighborhood.

References

*Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article (retrieved on January 2, 2006).

External links

* [http://jwg.student.utwente.nl/riodejaneiro/br/bairros/gavea.htm Os Bairros] (the districts of Rio de Janeiro, in Portuguese)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gávea — est un quartier de la zone sud de la ville de Rio de Janeiro au Brésil, situé entre le Mont des Deux Frères et la Lagune Rodrigo de Freitas. Le niveau social du quartier est l un des plus élevés de la ville. Le commerce local est le plus cher et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gavea — Gávea ist ein Stadtviertel im Süden von Rio de Janeiro. Das Viertel gehört zu den besseren in der Stadt, dort befindet sich auch die PUC. Der Stadtteil ist von Grünanlagen geprägt und enthält u. a. eine Pferderennbahn. Der brasilianische Dichter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gávea — ist ein Stadtviertel im Süden von Rio de Janeiro. Das Viertel gehört zu den besseren in der Stadt, dort befindet sich auch die PUC. Der Stadtteil ist von Grünanlagen geprägt und enthält u. a. eine Pferderennbahn. Der brasilianische Dichter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • gávea — s. f. 1.  [Marinha] Plataforma a certa altura dos mastros. 2. Vela que está acima da grande …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Gávea — El hipódromo da Gávea y detrás el barrio Gávea. Gávea es un barrio de clase media alta y alta de la Zona Sur de la ciudad de Río de Janeiro, Brasil. Pese a su proximidad con la favela Rocinha (parte de la cual alguna vez estuvo dentro de los… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gávea (disambiguation) — Gávea is a Portuguese word meaning topsail. In Brazil it can also refer to:* Gávea, a neighborhood located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. * Estádio da Gávea, a Brazilian football stadium. * Hipódromo da Gávea, a Brazilian horse racing venue. * Pedra… …   Wikipedia

  • Gávea Tropical — (Рио де Жанейро,Бразилия) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Sérgio Porto 85, Рио де Жа …   Каталог отелей

  • Gávea Investimentos — is an independent asset management company, based in Brazil and regulated by the Brazilian Central Bank and the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (equivalent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States).The firm commenced… …   Wikipedia

  • Pedra da gavea — Vue du Pedra da Gavea. Géographie Altitude 842 m Massif …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pedra da Gavea — Vue du Pedra da Gavea. Géographie Altitude 842 m Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”