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cidade de deus (city of god) is a bairro (neighborhood) in the zona oeste (west zone) of rio de janeiro, which is surrounded by the neighborhoods of taquara to the northwest, jacarepaguá, gardęnia azul, anilto the south, and freguesia jacarepaguá to the east. it also has the main road accesses, the linha amarela (yellow line highway) to the east, the miguel de morais road to the north, and the bandeirantes road to the west. historically, the entire jacarepaguá region was mostly used for the production and processing of sugarcane. by the end of the 19th century the improvement of accesses, and the changing economic dynamics of rio de janeiro, brought some development to the region. the most dramatic changes however, happened in the following century, when in the 1960s, the governor of rio decided to implement several measures to dismantle several favelas spread across the southern edges of the city. to do so, instructions were given to built several residential areas in the jacarepaguá area, inside the western region. cidade de deus, was originally one of such urbanizations. the name 'city of god' comes from the biblical themes used to name the streets, squares and public places inside the urbanization, most of them with their origin in the old testament. | anil | |||
attractions | bangu | ||||
beaches | barra da tijuca | ||||
sports | b. de guaratiba | ||||
entertainment | camorim | ||||
music | c. dos afonsos | ||||
nightlife | campo grande | ||||
restaurants | city of god | ||||
shopping | colônia | ||||
etiquette | cosmos | ||||
carnival | curicica | ||||
réveillon | curral falso | ||||
accommodations | zona norte | deodoro | |||
transport |
zona oeste |
favelas | |||
safety | zona central | rio map | |||
extras | zona sul | back more | |||
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