Cidade Nova ("New Town") is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
in the North Zone of
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
,
Amazonas. It has a population of over 300,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated district in Manaus.
Overview
It is one of the most developed neighborhoods in the city in recent times and is considered a gastronomic and entertainment center of the capital. In addition, the neighborhood is marked by its high
Human Development Index (HDI). It can also be used for large green spaces, beautiful gardens, various condominiums, leisure areas, large computer companies, communication and advertising agencies, as well as numerous companies. It is one of the main neighborhoods of the city, one of the largest in territorial territory and population. It is also one of the only manual districts that have autonomous neighborhoods, that is, neighborhoods and independent nuclei, with schools, churches and complete infrastructure. The neighborhood is divided into 24 nuclei organized in a numeral form.
Located in the convergence between the Center and the North Zone, the neighborhood is one of the most valued in the city, growing rapidly and attracting the
upper class
Upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of people who hold the highest social status, usually are the wealthiest members of class society, and wield the greatest political power. According to this view, the upper class is gen ...
, coming from already saturated noble neighborhoods and emerging
upper middle class
In sociology, the upper middle class is the social group constituted by higher status members of the middle class. This is in contrast to the term ''lower middle class'', which is used for the group at the opposite end of the middle-class strat ...
, from humbler neighborhoods.
Secretaria Especial para Articulação de Políticas Públicas
''Prefeitura de Manaus''. Página visitada em 02/11/08.
References
Neighbourhoods in Manaus
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