Madureira
Neighborhood
Madureira Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Madureira Madureira (Brazil) Show map of Brazil
Coordinates:22°52′15″S43°20′12″W / 22.87083°S 43.33667°W /-22.87083; -43.33667
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City	Rio de Janeiro
Zone	North Zone

Madureira is a lower-middle-class neighborhood in theNorth Zone of the city ofRio de Janeiro,Brazil.

The suburb is the hub to several bus lines that reach several parts of the city ofRio de Janeiro. It is famous for being home of thesamba schoolsPortela andImpério Serrano, two of the most traditional samba schools of Rio de Janeiro.

Madureira borders other suburbs such asCascadura,Cavalcanti,Vaz Lobo,Engenheiro Leal,Turiaçu,Campinho andOswaldo Cruz, and it has approximately 50 thousand inhabitants.

• Tia Surica, (1940),samba singer.
• Arlindo Cruz,samba singer.
• Gerson King Combo (1943–2020),soul andfunk singer.
• Jorge Ben, singer.

• Madureira Esporte Clube is the neighbourhood'sfootball club. They play atEstádio Conselheiro Galvão, also located in the neighbourhood.

• Rua Madureira, byNino Ferrer (1969)
• Alo Madureira, byArlindo Cruz
• Meu lugar, byArlindo Cruz
• Madureira, byHeitor dos Prazeres
• Madureira, lugar da raça, byLeci Brandão
• São José de Madureira, byZeca Pagodinho
• Madureira chorou, by Jair Rodrigues
• Vampiro de Madureira, by MC Carol & MC Gorila

• In the filmUm Ano Inesquecível – Verão (An unforgettable year - Summer) (2023), by Cris D'Amato, a young woman gets a job as a seamstress in Portela, the emblematicsamba school of Madureira, and discovers the world of carnival.^[1]

• In the short storyAmor de Carnaval, by Thalita Rebouças, from the collectionUm Ano Inesquecível, (2015), a young woman gets a job as a seamstress in Portela, the emblematicsamba school of Madureira, and discovers the world of carnival.^[2]
• The title of the novelMadureira quase chorou (2022), by Betty Steinberg (2022), refers to the sambaMadureira chorou.^[3]
• The plot of the novelO Grande Dia (The Big Day), byPierre Cormon (2024), revolves around the parade of an imaginary samba school, Unidos de Madureira. Several scenes take place in Madureira and its Mercadão.^[4]

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