Del Castilho | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Del Castilho Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Del Castilho Del Castilho (Brazil) Show map of Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°52′47″S43°16′21″W / 22.87972°S 43.27250°W /-22.87972; -43.27250 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | North Zone |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21[1] m (69 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 15,610 |
| Time zone | [[UTC-2[3]]] (BRST) |
Del Castilho is a neighborhood in theNorth Zone ofRio de Janeiro,Brazil. Many of the streets are named after impressionist artists, such asVan Gogh andRenoir.
Toward the end of the 18th century, the land that is today Del Castilho was owned by Dom José Joaquim Castelo Branco, the first bishop of Rio de Janeiro.[4] No one truly knows where the name originated, but the most common theory is that it came from a Spaniard named Henrique de Castile, and that the baptism was performed by Paulo de Frontin, a politician and engineer who would have honored a friend when the train station opened in 1898.[4]
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