Gávea Residential Unit
Gávea is an affluent Residential area, residential neighborhood located in the Rio de Janeiro#South Zone, South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, São Conrado, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Leblon, Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, 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 Bohemianism, 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. Etymology The neighborhood is named Gávea (which means topsail in Portuguese language, Portuguese) because of an 852 m peak (''Gávea Rock'', or Pedr ...
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Hipódromo Da Gávea
Hipódromo da Gávea is a Race track, racecourse used for horse racing, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1926, it has 3,000 seats and an overall capacity of 80,000. References External links Jockey Club Brasileiro (in Portuguese) http://www.jcb.com.br/historia/
Horse racing venues in Brazil Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Horseracing-venue-stub ...
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