page_title: Laranjeiras
hierarchical_section_title: Laranjeiras
caption_attribution_description: Português: Vista de prédios do bairro Laranjeiras, cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. English: View of buildings in Laranjeiras neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. Español: Vista de los edificos en el barrio Laranjeiras, ciudad de Río de Janeiro, Brasil.
context_page_description: Laranjeiras is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the Carioca River, which bordered Corcovado Mountain. Because of this, the neighborhood was previously called Vale do Carioca, or Carioca Valley.
  While primarily residential, several important governmental, cultural, and sports institutions and schools make this a bustling neighborhood. Well known landmarks in Laranjeiras include the Palácio Guanabara, the Palácio Laranjeiras, and the Parque Guinle, as well as the headquarters and Laranjeiras Stadium of Fluminense Football Club, and Rio's branch of the Hebraica Social and Sports Club, and several others.
  Laranjeiras is adjacent to the Cosme Velho, Catete, Flamengo and Botafogo Neighborhoods.
  Laranjeiras' main streets are:
  Rua das Laranjeiras
  Rua Conde de Baependi
  Rua Pinheiro Machado
  Rua General Glicério
  Rua Pereira da Silva
  Rua Alice
  Rua São Salvador
  Rua Gago Coutinho
  Rua Mário Portela
  Rua Sebastião Lacerda
  Rua Cardoso Júnior
  Rua Pires de Almeida.
context_section_description: Laranjeiras ([laɾɐ̃ˈʒejɾɐʃ], orange trees) is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the Carioca River, which bordered Corcovado Mountain. Because of this, the neighborhood was previously called Vale do Carioca, or Carioca Valley.
  While primarily residential, several important governmental, cultural, and sports institutions and schools make this a bustling neighborhood.  Well known landmarks in Laranjeiras include the Palácio Guanabara (seat of the state government of Rio de Janeiro), the Palácio Laranjeiras (official residence of the state's governor), and the Parque Guinle (Eduardo Guinle Park), as well as the headquarters and Laranjeiras Stadium of Fluminense Football Club, and Rio's branch of the Hebraica Social and Sports Club, and several others.
  Laranjeiras is adjacent to the Cosme Velho, Catete, Flamengo and Botafogo Neighborhoods.
  Laranjeiras' main streets (ruas) are:
  Rua das Laranjeiras
  Rua Conde de Baependi
  Rua Pinheiro Machado
  Rua General Glicério
  Rua Pereira da Silva
  Rua Alice
  Rua São Salvador
  Rua Gago Coutinho
  Rua Mário Portela
  Rua Sebastião Lacerda
  Rua Cardoso Júnior
  Rua Pires de Almeida.
  Rua Ipiranga
  Rua Soares Cabral
  Rua Almirante Benjamin Sodré
  Rua Álvaro Chaves
  Rua Moura Brasil
  Well-known people that live, or have lived in Laranjeiras include:
  Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira), singer, composer and poet.
  Cássia Eller, singer.
  Machado de Assis, writer.
  Mel Lisboa, actress.
  Paulo Gracindo, actor.
  Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto, human rights lawyer.
  Oscar Niemeyer, architect.
  Adriana Lisboa, author
  Carola Saavedra, author
  General Glicério Fair:
  The fair takes place every Saturday morning at General Glicério street. It is a traditional event for the residents of the neighborhood, where you can find fresh fruits and fishes, as well as the favorite Brazilian fair food, sugarcane juice and "pastel" (fried pie). Families and friends can also enjoy great Choro music or "Chorinho", an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro.
caption: Laranjeiras.
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