Neighborhoods

In Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro City, International Destination
The city of Rio de Janeiro (6,775,561 inhab., IBGE, 2021) is divided into about 163 neighborhoods, which belong to one of the following "zones": Centro, Zona Norte, Zona Sul and Zona Oeste, we take a tour of the main neighborhoods of the city.

Officially, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro is divided into nine subprefectures and 33 administrative regions.

Center

The Centre of the city, where the Historical Center, formerly Terreiro do Paço and current Praça XV de Novembro, is located, comprises the place where the city's urban expansion began. There are 16 districts, including Estácio, Gamboa, Lapa, Mangueira, Paquetá (island), Rio Comprido and Santa Teresa. In the zone Central are some historic hills; Castelo hill was razed and its land used for landfill (Aterro do Flamengo).

North Zone

The North Zone, with around 80 districts, extends to the neighboring municipalities of Baixada Fluminense and includes Ilha do Governador (where the International Airport is located). Tijuca is one of the most traditional neighborhoods in the North Zone.

South Zone

The Zona Sul, with 17 districts, is the region of the city where the residential districts of high purchasing power of the population are concentrated, of which Botafogo, Copacabana and Ipanema.

West Zone

The West zone, with 42 districts, is quite vast: Barra da Tijuca, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Jacarepaguá, Bangu, Campo Grande , Santa Cruz and Sepetiba.