Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro
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Flamengo | |
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Neighborhood | |
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  Flamengo Location in Rio de Janeiro  Flamengo Flamengo (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′01″S 43°10′28″W / 22.93361°S 43.17444°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | South Zone |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 50,043 |
Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach (Praia do Flamengo, Beach of the Flemish) because it was the place where the Dutch sailor Olivier van Noort tried to invade the city in 1599. At that time, the Dutchmen were called "Flemish" by the Portuguese.[2]
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