Vila Isabel

The 1958 Rio de Janeiro train crash, occurred on May 8, 1958, in Mangueira, a suburb two miles west of Rio de Janeiro city centre in Brazil when two electric trains collided head on, killing 128 people and injuring more than 300. It is the most serious rail accident in the history of the city.A signalling error had routed an outgoing commuter train onto the same track as an incoming local. The collision resulted in a 'horrible mass of twisted steel and mangled bodies' as the two trains telescoped together. The wreckage of the carriages was left piled along embankments under a highway overpass. The following day angry residents and relatives of the dead invaded and wrecked both Mangueira station and the busy Engenho de Dentro station. Crowds also stormed three other nearby stations but were repelled by police. The president of Brazil, Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek, angered by reports that the disaster was caused by 'negligence', dismissed three officials of the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil (Central Railway of Brazil).

Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; Portuguese: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. The university's law and medical schools are among the best in the nation (according to the Exame Nacional de Desempenho de Estudantes ranking and the Order of Attorneys of Brazil). Its Biology, Social Science, Nursing and Philosophy courses are also highly praised, as stated by Guia do Estudante.U.S. News & World Report elected UERJ as the 5th best university in Brazil, the 11th best university in Latin America and 464th in the world. Its main campus is called Francisco Negrão de Lima and is located in the Maracanã neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro city. Other campuses are located in Petrópolis, Nova Friburgo (Polytechnic Institute), Teresópolis, Duque de Caxias, Angra dos Reis, Resende, and São Gonçalo.

São Francisco Xavier is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Riachuelo is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Aldeia Campista (Portuguese pronunciation: [awˈdejɐ kɐ̃ˈpiʃtɐ], "Camper Village") was a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, close to contemporary Vila Isabel, Tijuca, Maracanã and Andaraí. Located in the flat plain of the Grande Tijuca area of southernmost Zona Norte carioca neighbourhoods, once swampy, it was drained. Today most of the ancient Aldeia Campista was merged with Vila Isabel, in the area of it which is most close to Maracanã stadium, Tijuca and Andaraí. It is more close to the favelas of Mangueira and Morro dos Macacos than Tijuca National Park. A few schools, hospitals, small businesses and meet points for the Rio de Janeiro's youth are present there, close to a major shopping center in Tijuca and the Maracanã Stadium. Also close to the ancient Aldeia Campista is also Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro's state University, most known by its acronym in Portuguese, UERJ), Vila Isabel Campus. Its standards of living are higher than the average of North Zone, nevertheless it is not an affluent area in the city or even popular outside Grande Tijuca. Common traditions found throughout Rio de Janeiro such as commemorating soccer victories and the carnival in the streets known as bloco de rua are also practised there. The region, as the whole middle class areas of Grande Tijuca, is mildly LGBT-friendly, although not representative when compared to Zona Sul, Zona Central and some areas of Niterói city (the closest to Grande Tijuca, Zona Central and Zona Sul in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area) and Barra da Tijuca, but way more tolerant than other mostly residential neighbourhoods in Zona Norte, where discretion is highly advisable. Rio's Metro stations close to what in the past was Aldeia Campista are Maracanã, São Francisco Xavier and Saens Peña (the latter two in Tijuca neighbourhood).

Consolação is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood.

Mangueira (Mango Tree) is a shantytown neighborhood (favela) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill or morro. It is most famous for its samba school, the Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, called for short Estação Primeira de Mangueira (First Mangueira [train] Station) or simply Mangueira, which is one of strongest competitors in the annual Rio Carnival samba competition.

Tijuca (Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiˈʒukɐ]) (meaning marsh or swamp in the Tupi language, from ty ("water") and îuk ("rotten")) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants. It borders with Praça da Bandeira, Maracanã, Vila Isabel, Andaraí, Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista neighbourhoods. It is one of the most traditional districts of Rio de Janeiro and has the third largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest, which is result of reforestation from coffee fields that led to lack of water at that time. Mainly a middle class district, it has been historically inhabited by Portuguese immigrant families and the families of military officers. Tijuca hosts Salgueiro, Império da Tijuca and Unidos da Tijuca, three of the main Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools, that together have won 13 titles. Tijuca is also home to many favelas such as Salgueiro, Borel, Formiga, Turano and Casa Branca.

Andaraí is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rocha is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Grajaú is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Friday 5 August 2016 in the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, starting at 20:00 BRT (23:00 UTC). As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, as well as a new feature—the presentation of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Laurel distinction) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. The Games were officially opened by Acting President of Brazil Michel Temer.Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Daniela Thomas and Andrucha Waddington, the ceremony featured presentations of the history and culture of Brazil, including its landscape and forests, the history of the Brazilian people dating back to the arrival of the Portuguese, music and samba, and the favelas among other aspects. Portions of the ceremony were also dedicated to the topics of environmental conservation and climate change. The ceremony was intended to have a significantly lower cost than those of other recent Olympics, with a reported budget under R$20,433,298 (US$6.5265 million). The ceremony was praised by the international media for its vivid, diverse performances, emphasis on multiculturalism, and its appeal to the issue of climate change.