Del Castilho is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many of the streets are named after impressionist artists, such as Van Gogh and Renoir.
Del Castilho | |
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Coordinates: 22°52′47″S 43°16′21″W | |
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State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
Zone | North Zone |
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• Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21[1] m (68.8[2] ft) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 15,610 |
Time zone | [[UTC-2[4]]] (BRST) |
Toward the end of the 18th century, the land that is today Del Castilho was owned by Dom José Joaquim Castelo Branco, the first bishop of Rio de Janeiro.[5] No one truly knows where the name originated, but the most common theory is that it came from a Spaniard named Henrique de Castile, and that the baptism was performed by Paulo de Frontin, a politician and engineer who would have honored a friend when the train station opened in 1898.[5]
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Central Zone |
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South Zone |
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North Zone |
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West Zone |
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Favelas |
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