Laranjeiras
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Laranjeiras (Portuguese for orange trees) is a primarily residential neighborhood located in the Southern Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, being founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around Carioca River, which bordered Corcovado. Because of this, the neighborhood was previously called "Vale do Carioca", meaning Carioca Valley.
Located in Laranjeiras are the Palácio Guanabara (the seat of the state government), the Palácio Laranjeiras, the Parque Guinle (Guinle Park) and the headquarters of Fluminense Football Club.
Also, Laranjeiras Stadium, a football (soccer) playing field owned by Fluminense, is located in the neighborhood.
Laranjeiras is directly connected with Cosme Velho neighborhood.
Laranjeiras' main streets are:
- Rua das Laranjeiras (Laranjeiras Street);
- Rua Conde de Baependi (Conde de Baependi Street);
- Rua Pinheiro Machado (Pinheiro Machado Street);
- Rua General Glicério (General Glicério Street);
- Rua Pereira da Silva (Pereira da Silva Street);
- Rua Alice (Alice Street);
- Rua São Salvador (São Salvador Street);
- Rua Gago Coutinho (Gago Coutinho Street);
- Rua Mário Portela (Mário Portela Street).
Well-known people that live, or have lived in Laranjeiras include:
- the singer Cássia Eller, singer;
- the writer Machado de Assis;
- the actress Mel Lisboa;
- the architect Oscar Niemeyer;
- the actor Paulo Gracindo.
- the human rights lawyer Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto.
