Horto is a community of 621 families in the
South Zone of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
.
It is not officially recognized as a neighborhood. It is located in
Jardim Botânico, near
Gávea
Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. PU ...
, and
Lagoa.
The property is worth an estimated $3.29 billion.
The community was first established in 1808 when
King João VI invited the slaves and workers building the botanical garden to live on the property.
Employees of the garden along with their families and descendants have lived there ever since.
During the
2016 Rio Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...
residents of Horto were served with eviction notices; with the Garden claiming the land was needed for a research institute.
The residents felt they were being evicted due to being poor black people in a wealthy neighborhood; and no arrangements have been made for them to receive compensation or alternate housing.
Residents are planning to resist the evictions, much the way the residents of
Vila Autódromo also resisted the destruction of their
favela
Favela () is an umbrella name for several types of working-class neighborhoods in Brazil. The term was first used in the Providência neighborhood in the center of Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century, which was built by soldiers who had ...
.
References
Geography of Rio de Janeiro (city)
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