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Padre Miguel | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Padre Miguel Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Padre Miguel Padre Miguel (Brazil) Show map of Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°52′58″S43°27′03″W / 22.88278°S 43.45083°W /-22.88278; -43.45083 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | West Zone |
| Area | |
• Total | 486.58 ha (1,202.4 acres) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 64,228 |
| • Density | 13,200/km2 (34,188/sq mi) |
The neighborhood ofPadre Miguel is situated in the western region of the city ofRio de Janeiro, is of middle class, and borders the neighborhoods ofBangu (west) andRealengo (east). TheMocidade Independente de Padre Miguel andUnidos de Padre Miguel schools ofsamba are located in Padre Miguel. On the weekend, another attraction is the Ponto Chic, bohemian stronghold of the neighborhood. Simonsen College and Castelo Branco University, two private colleges, are found in theWest Zone. Padre Miguel has many excellent private schools, includingAdventist School of Padre Miguel,Prioridade Hum andSimonsen High School.
The name,Padre Miguel, honors monsignorMiguel de Santa Maria Mochon (1879–1947), considered an outstanding personality of the dismembered region ofRealengo in the middle of the 20th century. From the Dílar village inGranada, Spain, priest Miguel came to Realengo when he was only 19 years old. The thin physicist did not expect that he would have an intense life in favor of the poor, sowing schools, creches and libraries. Priest Miguel died in 1947 and is buried in the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição church. On 16 April of the same year thePadre Miguel neighborhood was created. A statue of Padre Miguel is located in the neighborhood's main square to remember him.