Freguesia (Jacarepaguá)
Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Freguesia is a neighbourhood in the Southwest Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), it had 653.492 inhabitants as of 2024, making it the most populous neighbourhood in the city.[2][3]
Freguesia | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Freguesia Location in Rio de Janeiro  Freguesia Freguesia (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°55′52″S 43°20′40″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | Southwest Zone |
Its occupational history has always included high-income families. Two years after Rio de Janeiro was founded, Salvador Correia de Sá, the city's first governor, granted the lands of Jacarepaguá to his sons for colonisation.[4] The region acquired a noble status from the outset and retains higher concentration of wealthy residents.[5]
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