Laranjeiras (Portuguese pronunciation:[laɾɐ̃ˈʒejɾɐʃ], 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.
Laranjeiras in 1821. Drawing by pioneering travel author Maria Callcott in her book Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, and Residence There, During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823.Palácio Guanabara, seat of government of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
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.
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.
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^"Accueil"/"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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laranjeiras, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, s. For other uses see Laranjeiras disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Laranjeiras news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Laranjeiras Portuguese pronunciation laɾɐ ˈʒejɾɐʃ 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 LaranjeirasNeighborhoodLaranjeirasLocation in Rio de JaneiroShow map of Rio de JaneiroLaranjeirasLaranjeiras Brazil Show map of BrazilCoordinates 22 56 09 S 43 11 20 W 22 93583 S 43 18889 W 22 93583 43 18889Country BrazilStateRio de JaneiroMunicipalityRio de JaneiroZoneSouth ZoneLaranjeiras in 1821 Drawing by pioneering travel author Maria Callcott in her book Journal of a Voyage to Brazil and Residence There During Part of the Years 1821 1822 1823 Palacio Guanabara seat of government of the State of Rio de Janeiro 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 Palacio 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 Contents 1 Infrastructure 2 People 3 Events 4 Education 5 References 6 External linksInfrastructure editLaranjeiras main streets ruas are Rua das Laranjeiras Rua Conde de Baependi Rua Pinheiro Machado Rua General Glicerio Rua Pereira da Silva Rua Alice Rua Sao Salvador Rua Gago Coutinho Rua Mario Portela Rua Sebastiao Lacerda Rua Cardoso Junior Rua Pires de Almeida Rua Ipiranga Rua Soares Cabral Rua Almirante Benjamin Sodre Rua Alvaro Chaves Rua Moura BrasilPeople editWell known people that live or have lived in Laranjeiras include Cartola Angenor de Oliveira singer composer and poet Cassia Eller singer Machado de Assis writer Mel Lisboa actress Paulo Gracindo actor Heraclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto human rights lawyer Oscar Niemeyer architect Adriana Lisboa author Carola Saavedra authorEvents editGeneral Glicerio Fair The fair takes place every Saturday morning at General Glicerio 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 editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2015 The Lycee Moliere de Rio de Janeiro or Liceu Moliere the French international school is in this neighborhood 1 References edit Accueil Inicio Lycee Moliere de Rio de Janeiro Retrieved on 22 January 2015 Notre etablissement situe dans le quartier residentiel de Laranjeiras accueille plus de 750 eleves de la Petite section Maternelle a la Terminale O nosso estabelecimento situa se no bairro residencial de Laranjeiras e acolhe mais de 750 alunos da Educacao Infantil ao 3 Ano do Ensino Medio External links editOs Bairros the districts of Rio de Janeiro in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laranjeiras amp oldid 1102174942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
