Tijuca

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For the bird genus, see Tijuca (bird).

Tijuca (meaning marsh or swamp in Old Tupi) is a neighbourhood of the northern area of city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the regions of Saens Peña Square, Afonso Pena Square, Usina and Muda. According to the 2000 Census the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants. It borders with Bandeira Square, Maracanã, Vila Isabel, Andaraí, Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista neighbourhoods.

It is the most traditional district of Rio de Janeiro and has the largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest. Mainly a middle class district, It has been historically inhabited by Portuguese immigrant families and the families of military officers.

Tijuca hosts GRES Acadêmicos do Salgueiro and GRES Unidos da Tijuca, two of the main Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools, that together have won 9 titles.

Tijuca is also home to many favelas such as Salgueiro, Borel, Formiga, Turano and Casa Branca.

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[edit] Facilities

[edit] Shopping Malls

  • Tijuca OFF-Shopping
  • Shopping Tijuca
  • Shopping 45

[edit] Public Hospitals

  • Gafrée Guinle
  • Posto de Saúde da Tijuca
  • Posto Médico da Formiga

[edit] Police Departments

  • 19th Police Department
  • 6th Militar Police Troop

[edit] Federal Universities

  • CEFET
  • CEFETeq

[edit] Federal Schools

  • Colégio Militar
  • Colégio Pedro II

[edit] State Schools

  • Instituto de Educação
  • CIEP Doutor Antoine Magarinos Torres Filho
  • CIEP Samuel Wainer

[edit] City Schools

  • Escola Municipal Laudimia Trotta
  • Escola Municipal Francisco Cabrita
  • Escola Municipal Bombeiro Geraldo Dias
  • Escola Municipal Prudente de Moraes
  • Escola Municipal Barão de Itacurussá
  • Escola Municipal Barão de Itacurussá
  • Escola Municipal General Euclydes de Figueiredo
  • Escola Municipal Soares Pereira
  • Escola Municipal Jornalista Brito Broca
  • Escola Municipal Orsina da Fonseca
  • Escola Municipal Mário da Veiga Cabral
  • Escola Municipal Leitão da Cunha
  • Escola Municipal Borel
  • Escola Municipal Chácara do Céu

[edit] City Pre-School

  • Creche Municipal Casa Branca - Professor Paulo Freire
  • Creche Municipal Raio de Sol
  • Creche Municipal Raízes do Salgueiro
  • Creche Municipal Tia Bela
  • Creche Municipal Tia Maria
  • Creche Municipal Doutor Ronaldo Luiz Gazolla

[edit] Famous Tijucanos

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