Flamengo is a neighborhood in

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History

It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach (Praia do Flamengo, ''Beach of the Flemish'') because it was the place where the Dutch sailor Olivier van Noort tried to invade the city in 1599. At that time, the Dutchmen were called "Flemish" by the Portuguese.GARCIA, S. Rio de Janeiro: Passado e Presente. Rio de Janeiro: Conexão Cultural, 2000. p. 37

Characteristics

It is located between Catete and

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districts on the edge of

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. The beachfront area is dominated by the Brigadier Eduardo Gomes Park, also known as ''Aterro do Flamengo'', built by

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on nearly 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land reclaimed from the bay and completed in 1965. The park features gardens designed by well-known Brazilian landscape designer

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. The district and surroundings are serviced by three subway stations:

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, Largo do Machado and Catete, and many bus lines that link it to the rest of the city. It is fairly close to the

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and offers excellent views of Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain) and the statue of Christ the Redeemer. Nowadays, it is mostly a middle-class residential neighborhood. Its main streets are Senador Vergueiro, Marquês de Abrantes and Praia do Flamengo.

Destinations

Carmen Miranda Museum Carmen Miranda Museum (''Museu Carmen Miranda''), located in the Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes ( Flamengo Park), is a museum established in homage to singer and actress Carmen Miranda and open to the public since 1976. The museum was officially ...

Flamengo Park Flamengo Park, also known as ''Aterro do Flamengo'', Eduardo Gomes Park, and Aterro do Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is the largest public park and recreation area within the city of Rio de Janeiro, in eastern Brazil, and the largest urban seaside ...

—''Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes'' *

Marina da Glória Marina da Glória is a marina located in the neighbourhood of Glória (Rio de Janeiro), Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This venue hosted the sailing events for the 2016 Summer Olympics within the Flamengo Park cluster, from 7 to 19 August 201 ...

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Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (, MAM) is a museum located in northeastern Flamengo Park, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Notable residents

* Zózimo Bulbul, actor and filmmaker

References

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