Saúde, Rio de Janeiro

Saúde
Neighborhood
Saúde

Location in Rio de Janeiro

Coordinates: 22°53′40″S 43°11′12″W / 22.89444°S 43.18667°W / -22.89444; -43.18667Coordinates: 22°53′40″S 43°11′12″W / 22.89444°S 43.18667°W / -22.89444; -43.18667
Country  Brazil
State Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City Rio de Janeiro
Zone Centro
Population (2000)
  Total 2,186

Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Maua and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro. It contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese. It is marked by a large number of homes for lower middle class and by numerous sheds, warehouses and depots are located in the region.

São Francisco da Prainha Church, at Saúde

The Church of Our Lady of Saúde was built in 1789 on the seafront and gave its name to the neighborhood of Saúde, although the church belongs, nowadays, to the neighborhood of Gamboa.

Notable landmarks

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