Barros Filho is a lower-class neighbourhood in the
North Zone of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
. It is one of the poorest areas in the city. Its name honours the farmer's son who gave land from his farm Boa Esperança (what is now the neighbourhoods of Barros Filho,
Costa Barros and part of
Guadalupe and
Honório Gurgel
Honório Gurgel is a working class neighborhood located in the Rio de Janeiro#North Zone, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders the Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods of Rocha Miranda, Rio de Janeiro, Rocha Miranda, Marechal Hermes, Rio de Ja ...
), Antônio da Costa Barros for the construction of the railway which was inaugurated in 1908.
References
Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city)
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