Laranjeiras (, ''orange trees'') is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the
South Zone of
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the
Carioca River, which bordered
Corcovado Mountain. Because of this, the neighborhood was previously called ''Vale do Carioca'', or Carioca Valley.
While primarily residential, several important governmental, cultural, and sports institutions and schools make this a bustling neighborhood. Well known landmarks in Laranjeiras include the
Guanabara Palace (seat of the state government of Rio de Janeiro), the
Palácio Laranjeiras (official residence of the state's governor), and the ''Parque Guinle'' (
Eduardo Guinle Park), as well as the headquarters and
Laranjeiras Stadium of
Fluminense Football Club, and Rio's branch of the Hebraica Social and Sports Club, and several others.
Laranjeiras is adjacent to the
Cosme Velho,
Catete,
Flamengo and
Botafogo Neighborhoods.
Infrastructure
Laranjeiras' main streets (ruas) are:
*Rua das Laranjeiras
*Rua Conde de Baependi
*Rua Pinheiro Machado
*Rua General Glicério
*Rua Pereira da Silva
*Rua Alice
*Rua São Salvador
*Rua Gago Coutinho
*Rua Mário Portela
*Rua Sebastião Lacerda
*Rua Cardoso Júnior
*Rua Pires de Almeida.
*Rua Ipiranga
*Rua Soares Cabral
*Rua Almirante Benjamin Sodré
*Rua Álvaro Chaves
*Rua Moura Brasil
People
Well-known people that live, or have lived in Laranjeiras include:
*
Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira), singer, composer and poet.
*
Cássia Eller
Cássia Rejane Eller (Portuguese: /ˈkasjɐ ʁeˈʒɐni ˈɛleʁ/) (December 10, 1962 – December 29, 2001) was a Brazilian singer and musician. She came to prominence in the early 1990s and performed a mix of rock and MPB. Eller released fiv ...
, singer.
*
Machado de Assis, writer.
*
Mel Lisboa
Mel Lisboa Alves (born 17 January 1982) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
Lisboa was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. She is the daughter of the astrologer Cláudia Lisboa Alves and the musician Bebeto Alves. She studied cinema at th ...
, actress.
*Paulo Gracindo, actor.
*
Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto
Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto (5 November 1893 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1991) was a Brazilian lawyer known for his human rights activism and devout Catholicism. He strongly opposed dictator Getúlio Vargas and worked against Brazil's la ...
, human rights lawyer.
*
Oscar Niemeyer, architect.
*
Adriana Lisboa
Adriana Lisboa (born April 25, 1970) is a Brazilian writer. She is the author of seven novels, and has also published poetry, short stories, essays, and books for children. Originally written in Portuguese, her books have been translated into mor ...
, author
* Carola Saavedra, author
Events
General Glicério Fair:
The fair takes place every Saturday morning at General Glicério street. It is a traditional event for the residents of the neighborhood, where you can find fresh fruits and fishes, as well as the favorite Brazilian fair food, sugarcane juice and "pastel" (fried pie). Families and friends can also enjoy great
Choro
''Choro'' (, "cry" or "lament"), also popularly called ''chorinho'' ("little cry" or "little lament"), is an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Despite its name, the music often has a ...
music or "Chorinho", an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro.
Education
The ''