Coordinates: 22°56′53.95″S 43°21′47.69″W / 22.9483194°S 43.3632472°W / -22.9483194; -43.3632472
The neighbourhood of Cidade de Deus ("City of God" in Portuguese) is part of the borough of Jacarepaguá, in the Western Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also known as CDD among their inhabitants.
The neighbourhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the state government of Guanabara as part of the policy to systematically remove favelas from the center of Rio de Janeiro and settling their inhabitants in the suburbs.
It is portrayed in the 2002 film City of God.
Basic statistics
- Area (2003): 1.2058 km² (0.4656 mi²; 298.0 ac)
- Population (2000): 38,016
- Residences (2000): 10,866
- Administrative Region: XXXIV - Cidade de Deus
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Abolição · Acari · Água Santa · Aldeia Campista · Alto da Boa Vista · Anchieta · Andaraí · Bancários · Barros Filho · Benfica · Bento Ribeiro · Bonsucesso · Brás de Pina · Cachambi · Cacuia · Caju · Campinho · Cascadura · Cavalcante · Cidade Universitária · Cocotá · Coelho Neto · Colégio · Cordovil · Costa Barros · Del Castilho · Encantado · Engenheiro Leal · Engenho da Rainha · Engenho de Dentro · Engenho Novo · Fazenda Botafogo · Freguesia da Ilha · Galeão · Grajaú · Guadalupe · Higienópolis · Honório Gurgel · Inhaúma · Irajá · Jacaré · Jardim América · Jardim Carioca · Jardim Guanabara · Lins de Vasconcelos · Madureira · Maracanã · Marechal Hermes · Maria da Graça · Méier · Moneró · Muda · Olaria · Osvaldo Cruz · Parada de Lucas · Parque Anchieta · Parque Colúmbia · Pavuna · Penha · Penha Circular · Piedade · Pilares · Pitangueiras · Portuguesa · Praça da Bandeira · Praia da Bandeira · Quintino Bocaiúva · Ramos · Riachuelo · Ribeira · Ricardo de Albuquerque · Rio Comprido · Rocha · Rocha Miranda · Sampaio · São Cristóvão · São Francisco Xavier · Tauá · Tijuca · Todos os Santos · Tomás Coelho · Turiaçu · Usina · Vasco da Gama · Vaz Lobo · Vicente de Carvalho · Vila da Penha · Vigário Geral · Vila Isabel · Vila Kosmos · Vista Alegre · Zumbi |
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