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Jacarepaguá | |
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neighborhood | |
 Ayrton Senna Avenue | |
  Jacarepaguá Location in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Coordinates:22°56′45″S43°22′54″W / 22.94583°S 43.38167°W /-22.94583; -43.38167 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | Southwest Zone |
| Administrative region | Jacarepaguá[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,579.64 ha (18,729.7 acres) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 157,326 |
| • Density | 2,075.64/km2 (5,375.88/sq mi) |
Jacarepaguá (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʒakaɾepaˈɡwa]), with a land area of 29.27 square miles (75.8 km2), is a neighborhood situated in theSouthwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] In 2010, it had a population of 157,326. The name comes from the indigenous name of the location, "shallow pond of caymans", yakaré (cayman, C. yacare) + upá (pond) + guá (shallow), by the time of the Portuguese colonization.
Jacarepaguá is located in theSouthwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro in theBaixada de Jacarepaguá, betweenMaciço da Tijuca and theSerra da Pedra Branca. The upper middle classBarra da Tijuca separates the suburb from the sea.
Jacarepaguá is divided into the following sub-areas (sub-bairros), which nowadays are already considered different neighborhoods:
The suburb is known for large open areas where events and shows, such as the lastRock in Rio, take place.
The bairro contains the Camorim center of the 12,500 hectares (31,000 acres)Pedra Branca State Park, created in 1974.[3]It is one of the greenest areas of Rio, with plenty of nature in some of the sub-areas, especially inVargem Grande andVargem Pequena.
It holds a samba school calledUnidos de Jacarepaguá, churches like Nossa Senhora do Loreto, many shopping centers likeRio Shopping,Quality Shopping, andCenter Shopping, and schools such asGarriga de Menezes,Pentágono andPrimus, and several clubs, likeOlímpico andBandeirantes. In the mid-20th century, the area was home to the composer and mandolin player known asJacob do Bandolim.
It was home to theAutódromo de Jacarepaguá, a motorsports racetrack which hosted theFormula OneBrazilian Grand Prix between 1978 and 1989 and theRio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix between 1995 and 2004.
Recently, works have been done to build anOlympic Village in an area disputed by Jacarepaguá (or JPA) andBarra da Tijuca, a neighborhood nearby. Regardless of who "owns" the area, theCariocas who live close to it were excited about thePan-American Games that were held there in 2007.
It's also the biggest center of TV recording studios in Latin America, where RecNov (Record's studio), ProjacGlobo's studio—the biggest one in Latin America—are located.Band's studio, Polo de Cinema e Video studio are also there, and the Mexican broadcasterTelevisa will soon open a branch there.
Jacarepaguá is a middle-class neighborhood, but one of Rio's largest slums, Cidade de Deus, and others like Favela Covanca, Barão, Inácio do Amaral, etc. are located nearby.
