Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. PUC-Rio, 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.
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.
The neighborhood is named Gávea (which means topsail in Portuguese) because of an 852 m peak (Gávea Rock, or Pedra da Gávea) that resembles the topsail of the carrack, a sailing ship.
Sports
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 located in the Lagoa neighborhood. Gávea was the site of a street circuit that hosted Grand Prix racing in the 1930s and 1940s.
gávea, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2022, learn, when, remove, this, template, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gavea news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message For other uses see Gavea disambiguation Gavea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro Brazil It borders Sao Conrado Leblon Lagoa and Jardim Botanico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists PUC Rio as well as several schools are located in the neighborhood Gavea is well known because of the Baixo Gavea area which is considered a Bohemian quarter GaveaNeighborhoodThe Hipodromo da GaveaGaveaLocation in Rio de JaneiroShow map of Rio de JaneiroGaveaGavea Brazil Show map of BrazilCoordinates 22 58 47 S 43 14 27 W 22 97972 S 43 24083 W 22 97972 43 24083 Coordinates 22 58 47 S 43 14 27 W 22 97972 S 43 24083 W 22 97972 43 24083CountryBrazilStateRio de Janeiro RJ Municipality CityRio de JaneiroZoneSouth ZoneThe 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 Gavea for the first time by Estacio de Sa Contents 1 Etymology 2 Sports 3 Notable people 4 References 5 External linksEtymology EditThe neighborhood is named Gavea which means topsail in Portuguese because of an 852 m peak Gavea Rock or Pedra da Gavea that resembles the topsail of the carrack a sailing ship Sports EditThe Hipodromo da Gavea is a horse racing venue located in the neighborhood Estadio da Gavea the home of CR Flamengo football club despite being named after the neighborhood is located in the Lagoa neighborhood Gavea was the site of a street circuit that hosted Grand Prix racing in the 1930s and 1940s Notable people EditYasmin Brunet modelReferences EditMuch of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese language Wikipedia article retrieved on January 2 2006 External links EditOs Bairros the districts of Rio de Janeiro in Portuguese This Rio de Janeiro state Brazil location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gavea amp oldid 1114917178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
