Tijuca

For other uses, see Tijuca (disambiguation).

A XIX century picture of Tijuca

Metro station at Saens Peña Square

Tijuca Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiˈʒukɐ] (meaning marsh or swamp in the tupi language, from ty ("water") and îuká ("to kill")^[1]) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants. It borders with Praça da Bandeira, Maracanã, Vila Isabel, Andaraí, Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista neighbourhoods.

It is one of the most traditional districts of Rio de Janeiro and has the third largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest, which is result of reforestation from coffee fields that leaded to lack of water at that time. 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, GRES Império da Tijuca and GRES Unidos da Tijuca, three 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.

Facilities

Shopping Malls

• Shopping Tijuca

Public Hospitals

• Gafrée Guinle

Police Departments

• 19a Delegacia

Federal Educational Institutions

• CEFET
• CEFETeq

Federal Schools

• Colégio Militar
• Colégio Pedro II

State Elementary Schools

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

City Schools

• Escola Municipal Araújo Porto Alegre
• 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 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

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

Famous Tijucanos

• José Guilherme Merquior, Writer and Diplomat
• Aldir Blanc, Composer
• Cláudia Jimenez, Actress
• Erasmo Carlos, Musician
• Ivan Lins, Musician
• Milton Nascimento, Musician
• Gonzaguinha, Musician
• Mário Zagallo, Footballer
• Lamartine Babo, Composer
• Luiz Paulo Conde, Politician and Architect
• Roberto Marinho, Businessman founder of Globo
• Thiago Lacerda, Actor
• Jorge Ben Jor, Musician
• Tim Maia, Musician
• Tom Jobim, Musician
• Bia Seidl, Actress
• Gabriel o Pensador, Musician
• Ed Motta, Musician
• José Trajano, Jornalist
• Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay.

1. ^ http://www.fflch.usp.br/dlcv/tupi/vocabulario.htm

Coordinates: 22°55′32″S 43°15′08″W / 22.92551°S 43.25214°W / -22.92551; -43.25214