Barros Filho | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Barros Filho Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Barros Filho Barros Filho (Brazil) Show map of Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°50′11″S43°21′56″W / 22.83639°S 43.36556°W /-22.83639; -43.36556 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | North Zone |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 14,049 |
Barros Filho is a lower-class neighbourhood in theNorth Zone ofRio de Janeiro. It is one of the poorest areas in the city. Its name honours the farmer's son who gave land from his farm Boa Esperança (what is now the neighbourhoods ofBarros Filho,Costa Barros and part ofGuadalupe andHonório Gurgel), Antônio da Costa Barros for the construction of the railway which was inaugurated in 1908.
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