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    Morro da Providência ("Providence Hill") is a favela located between the two Rio de Janeiro districts of Santo Cristo and Gamboa. It has an altitude of...
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  • do Sul Morro Reuter, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul Mulungu do Morro, a municipality in the state of Bahia Morro da Providência, a favela...
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    July 2014). "Prefeitura inaugura o teleférico do Morro da Providência" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 8 December 2014...
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  • Azul Morro da Babilônia Morro do Borel Morro dos Cabritos Morro do Cantagalo Morro dos Macacos Morro da Providência Rocinha Salgueiro Serrinha Tavares Bastos...
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    Archdiocesan Museum of Sacred Art and the Archdiocesan Archive. The Banco da Providência and the Archdiocesan Caritas are also based there. In a contemporary...
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    four, together with her mother and some of her brothers, living in Morro da Providência, while her father and her other siblings stayed in Paraíba. Shortly...
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    The Morro da Babilônia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʁu babiˈlõniɐ], Babylon Hill) is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating...
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    as Morro da Providência (mainly occupied by former residents of the Cabeça de Porco tenement and former soldiers of the War of Canudos) and Morro de Santo...
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    center, leading to the creation of Rio de Janeiro's first favela, the Morro da Providência, in 1897. According to the IBGE, Rio de Janeiro's population reached...
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    of Morro da Conceicao Morro da Providencia Residential Complex Quilombola Archaeological Site of Pedra do Sal Catholic Church of San Francisco da Motta...
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    graphic novel Morro da Favela, which tells the story of Brazilian photographer Maurício Hora, who was born and raised in Morro da Providência the first favela...
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    Other favelas that now have UPPs include Cidade de Deus, Dona Marta, and Morro da Babilônia. In general, where the UPPs have been implemented, violent crime...
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    The term, which means slum or ghetto, was first used in the Slum of Providência in the center of Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century, which was built...
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    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at 220 metres or 722 feet), from where the second rises to the summit...
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    Barra da Tijuca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbaʁɐ tʃiˈʒukɐ]) (usually known as Barra) is an upper-middle class neighborhood or bairro in the West Zone...
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    present-day region of Clube Campestre da Guanabara and surroundings from what is now Rua Timothy Da Costa to Morro Dois Irmãos (in English "Two Brothers...
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    favela is located at the base of Morro Dois Irmãos ("Two Brothers Hill"), which inspired a song by Chico Buarque. Morro Dois Irmãos is also the location...
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  • following year, Carvalho was invited to dance as muse for carnival block Cordão da Bola Preta. Carvalho underwent four surgeries as part of her transition, beginning...
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    Rocinha (redirect from Favela da Rocinha)
    government control to the neighbourhood. In December 2017, drug kingpin Rogério da Silva, known as Rogério 157, was arrested in Rocinha, in an operation involving...
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    história da língua portuguesa. TFM. p. 163. ISBN 978-3-925203-66-4. Joana Darc Purcino Lage (28 June 2019). Guardiãs da Vida: Vale das almas Guardiãs da Vida...
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    close to Leblon, Cantagalo and Ladeira dos Tabajaras, in Copacabana, and Morro Dona Marta, in Botafogo. It is in this region that the majority of the city's...
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    Teresa to Morro de Santo Antônio. Built in 1723 during colonial times, the aqueduct was designed to channel water from the Carioca River through Morro do Desterro...
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    favela) is a favela located in the Botafogo and Laranjeiras part of the Morro Dona Marta (pronounced [ˈmoʁu ˈdõnɐ ˈmaʁtɐ], Dame Martha's Hill), that is...
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    Paquetá Villegaignon Favelas Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho Complexo do Alemão Morro da Babilônia Santa Marta Jacarezinho Mangueira Manguinhos Maré Rocinha Tavares...
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    remain to this day, including Rua Marquês de Abrantes, São Clemente, Rua da Passagem, Rua General Polidoro, and the eponymous Praia de Botafogo. With...
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  • in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill or morro. It is most famous for its samba school, the Estação Primeira de Mangueira...
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  • Vasco da Gama is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It was founded in 1998, which was...
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    Ginásio do Maracanãzinho. Maracanã is bordered by these neighborhoods: Praça da Bandeira, Tijuca and Vila Isabel. The population of the neighborhood is estimated...
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    Leonard Kaczmarkiewicz bought the land. Soon after, the place became known as Morro do Alemão (German's Hill) on account of Kaczmarkiewicz's physical appearance...
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    Nariño Department: Bocagrande Island El Bajito Island El Gallo Island El Morro Island La Viciosa Island Sanquianga Island Tumaco Island Valle del Cauca...
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