Mangueira | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Coordinates:22°54′14″S43°14′13″W / 22.90389°S 43.23694°W /-22.90389; -43.23694 | |
| Country | |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | Centro |
Mangueira (Mango Tree) is ashantytown neighborhood (favela) in the city ofRio de Janeiro,Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill ormorro.[1] It is most famous for itssamba school,[2] theEstação Primeira de Mangueira (First Mangueira [train] Station) or simply Mangueira, which is one of strongest competitors in the annual RioCarnival samba competition.[3]
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