Rio Comprido | |
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Neighborhood | |
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  Rio Comprido Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Rio Comprido Rio Comprido (Brazil) Show map of Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°55′39″S43°12′29″W / 22.92750°S 43.20806°W /-22.92750; -43.20806 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | Centro |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 43,764 |
Rio Comprido is a neighborhood located in the center (Centro) ofRio de Janeiro city, inBrazil. It borders theCatumbi,Estácio,Praça da Bandeira andTijuca neighborhoods.
The name Rio Comprido comes fromthe river passing through it. This river is currently canalized and completely degraded, and empties intoGuanabara Bay.The nameRio Comprido means Long River.
In the 17th century the Rio Comprido valley producedsugarcane, flowed off by a warehouse in embarkations which conducted it to the bay. In the 19th century, the sugar farming was replaced bycoffee farming. The neighborhood was settled by Englishmen, and was known until the beginning of the 20th century asChácara dos Ingleses (Englishmen Small Ranch).
When the Paulo de Frontin viaduct was opened, it created access to the Rebouças tunnel and to the city's southern zone, turning Rio Comprido into a passageway neighborhood, currently surrounded by lower income communities, such asTurano,Fogueteiro,Querosene,Fallet,Coroa,São Carlos andMineira, which suffer from violence and social exclusion.