Morro da Mineira("Miner's Hill") is a
favela located in the
Catumbi
Catumbi is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and includes the Morro da Mineira
Morro da Mineira("Miner's Hill") is a favela located in the Catumbi neighborhood, near downtown Rio de Janeiro, the Sambadrome, and the Praça da Apoteose. Mo ...
neighborhood, near downtown
Rio de Janeiro
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, the
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, and the
Praça da Apoteose
The Apotheosis Square (Praça da Apoteose) is a venue in Rio de Janeiro close to the Morro da Mineira favela. It is part of Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí, which can hold a maximum 90,000 people. For concerts, it can hold from 10,000 to 40,000 ...
. Morro da Mineira is situated on a hill and composed of simple houses inhabited by working class residents. This favela has experienced periods of extreme violence, due primarily to drug trafficking and conflict with the police force. Morro da Mineira's origins date back to the early twentieth century, when underprivileged people began occupying the hills in Rio de Janeiro in an attempt to stay closer to the city center.
History
The name "Morro da Mineira" was selected to honor an illustrious resident named, Maria da Silva Dias César.
[http://download.rj.gov.br/documentos/10112/556509/DLFE-66762.pdf/plano_historia_memoria.pdf ] She possessed a strong personality and moved from
Minas Gerais
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to Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s. Maria was the daughter of Manoel da Silva Dias, a Portuguese man from
Ilha da Madeira
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, and Felizbina de Azevedo Dias. She had eight siblings: Adelina, João Isaque, Daniel (Rio de Janeiro), Pedro (
Manhumirim
Manhumirim is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. The city is considered a Transit city. The Omnibus connects Manhumirim to other n ...
, MG), Azenate, Dorcas (
Itaboraí, RJ), and Alzira (
Alto Caparaó
Alto Caparaó is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. its population is estimated to be 5,894.
See also
* List of municipalities in Minas ...
, MG).
Although called a "Mineira" (person from the state of Minas Gerais), Maria was actually born in Rio de Janeiro, near Cantagalo and
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around 1910. Her family moved in Minas Gerais when she was very young and resided in the
Alto Jequitibá
Alto Jequitibá is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. It belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. The municipality has a population of 8,301 (2020) and its area is 152 km².IBGE /ref>
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municipality. While living there, Maria met and married Laudelino César, with whom she had six children: Dario, Enéias, Ciro, Leone, Dedier and Aluizio. Maria and her family lived in a very rural region with few resources and life there was difficult. After years of struggle, they moved to Rio de Janeiro in search of a better life.
Life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro also proved challenging. There was limited access to medical care so, Maria became trained in midwifery. Through her work as a midwife, she became well-known and respected in the local community, who affectionately named her, "Dona Mineira" ("The Lady from Minas Gerais").
Maria died in 1980 and was buried at the
São Francisco de Paula cemetery in the Catumbi near her home. She is remembered fondly as a benefactor and, to honor her memory, the community where she lived adopted her nickname.
External links
Estadão: Morro da MineiraWikimapia Map of Morro da Mineira
References
Favelas
Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)
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