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Gávea | |
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  Gávea Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Gávea Gávea (Brazil) Show map of Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°58′47″S43°14′27″W / 22.97972°S 43.24083°W /-22.97972; -43.24083 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | South Zone |
Gávea is an affluentresidential neighborhood located in theSouth Zone of the city ofRio de Janeiro, Brazil. It bordersSão Conrado,Leblon,Lagoa andJardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists.PUC-Rio, as well as several schools, are located in the neighborhood. Gávea is well known because of the "Baixo Gávea" area, which is considered aBohemian quarter.[1]
The first Europeans to have lived in what would become the neighborhood were the French, who came to extractBrazilwood. On July 16, 1565, the neighbourhood was named Gávea for the first time, byEstácio de Sá.
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The neighborhood is named Gávea (which meanstopsail inPortuguese) because of an 852 m peak (Gávea Rock, orPedra da Gávea) that resembles the topsail of thecarrack, a sailing ship.
TheHipódromo da Gávea is a horse racing venue located in the neighborhood.Estádio da Gávea the home ofCR Flamengo football club, despite being named after the neighborhood, is located inthe Lagoa neighborhood. Gávea was the site of a street circuit that hosted Grand Prix racing in the 1930s and 1940s.
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