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Laranjeiras

Field	Value
name	Laranjeiras
settlement_type	Neighborhood
image_skyline	Prédios do B. Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro RJ (2).jpg
pushpin_map	Brazil Rio de Janeiro#Brazil
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Rio de Janeiro
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Rio de Janeiro
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Rio de Janeiro
subdivision_type3	Zone
subdivision_name3	South Zone
population_as_of	2022
population_total	20890
coordinates

Laranjeiras (, orange trees) is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the Carioca River, which bordered Corcovado Mountain. Because of this, the neighborhood was previously called Vale do Carioca, or Carioca Valley.

While primarily residential, several important governmental, cultural, and sports institutions and schools make this a bustling neighborhood. Well-known landmarks in Laranjeiras include the Guanabara Palace (seat of the state government of Rio de Janeiro), the Palácio Laranjeiras (official residence of the state's governor), and the Parque Guinle (Eduardo Guinle Park), as well as the headquarters and Laranjeiras Stadium of Fluminense Football Club, and Rio's branch of the Hebraica Social and Sports Club, and several others.

Laranjeiras is adjacent to the Cosme Velho, Catete, Flamengo and Botafogo Neighborhoods.

Infrastructure

Laranjeiras' main streets (ruas) are:

Rua das Laranjeiras
Rua Conde de Baependi
Rua Pinheiro Machado
Rua General Glicério
Rua Pereira da Silva
Rua Alice
Rua São Salvador
Rua Gago Coutinho
Rua Mário Portela
Rua Sebastião Lacerda
Rua Cardoso Júnior
Rua Pires de Almeida.
Rua Ipiranga
Rua Soares Cabral
Rua Almirante Benjamin Sodré
Rua Álvaro Chaves
Rua Moura Brasil

People

Well-known people that live, or have lived in Laranjeiras include:

Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira), singer, composer and poet.
Cássia Eller, singer.
Machado de Assis, writer.
Mel Lisboa, actress.
Paulo Gracindo, actor.
Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto, human rights lawyer.
Oscar Niemeyer, architect.
Adriana Lisboa, author
Carola Saavedra, author

Events

General Glicério Fair:

The fair takes place every Saturday morning at General Glicério street. It is a traditional event for the residents of the neighborhood, where you can find fresh fruits and fishes, as well as the favorite Brazilian fair food, sugarcane juice and "pastel" (fried pie). Families and friends can also enjoy great Choro music or "Chorinho", an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro.

Education

The Lycée Molière de Rio de Janeiro or Liceu Molière, the French international school, is in this neighborhood.

References

"[http://www.lyceemoliere.com.br/ Accueil]"/"[http://www.lyceemoliere.com.br/index.php/home Início]." ''[[Lycée Molière de Rio de Janeiro]]''. Retrieved on 22 January 2015. "Notre établissement situé dans le quartier résidentiel de Laranjeiras accueille plus de 750 élèves de la Petite section Maternelle à la Terminale."/"O nosso estabelecimento situa-se no bairro residencial de Laranjeiras e acolhe mais de 750 alunos da Educação Infantil ao 3° Ano do Ensino Médio."

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