The South Zone ( Portuguese : Zona Sul - Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈzonɐ ˈsuw] ) is an area of the city of Rio de Janeiro situated between the Tijuca Massif , the Atlantic Ocean and Guanabara Bay . Most of it is made up of neighborhoods along the Atlantic coastline, such as São Conrado , Vidigal , Leblon , Ipanema , Copacabana , and Leme .
5-531: Horto is a community of 621 families in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro . It is not officially recognized as a neighborhood. It is located in Jardim Botânico , near Gávea , and Lagoa . The property is worth an estimated $ 3.29 billion. The community was first established in 1808 when King João VI invited the slaves and workers building the botanical garden to live on the property. Employees of
10-575: The Corcovado hill, where the statue of Christ the Redeemer stands, and other natural wonders and tourist attractions. It is the richest region of the city and is visited by thousands of tourists from different parts of the world throughout the year. 22°58′27″S 43°11′58″W / 22.974199°S 43.199444°W / -22.974199; -43.199444 ( South Zone ) This Rio de Janeiro state , Brazil location article
15-797: The West or North. Zona Sul includes a number of favelas , such as Rocinha , close to São Conrado, Vidigal, close to Leblon, Cantagalo and Ladeira dos Tabajaras, in Copacabana, and Morro Dona Marta, in Botafogo. It is in this region that the majority of the city's balneario beaches and hotels are located, as are the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon , much of the Tijuca National Park , the Sugarloaf Mountain , with its cable car ,
20-618: The evictions, much the way the residents of Vila Autódromo also resisted the destruction of their favela . 22°58′00″S 43°14′16″W / 22.96667°S 43.23778°W / -22.96667; -43.23778 This Rio de Janeiro state , Brazil location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Zone (Rio de Janeiro) It also includes the neighborhoods of Urca , Botafogo , Flamengo and Glória , on Guanabara Bay, and Santa Teresa , Catete , Laranjeiras , Cosme Velho , Humaitá , Lagoa , Jardim Botânico and Gávea , bordering on Tijuca Forest to
25-515: The garden along with their families and descendants have lived there ever since. During the 2016 Rio Olympics residents of Horto were served with eviction notices; with the Garden claiming the land was needed for a research institute. The residents felt they were being evicted due to being poor black people in a wealthy neighborhood; and no arrangements have been made for them to receive compensation or alternate housing. Residents are planning to resist
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