- For the bird genus, see Tijuca (bird).
Tijuca (meaning marsh or swamp in Old Tupi) is a neighbourhood of the northern area of city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the regions of Praça Saens Peña [a square], Praça Afonso Pena [a square], Usina and Muda. 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 largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest. Mainly a middle class district, it has been historically inhabited by Portuguese immigrant families and the families of military officers.
Tijuca hosts GRES Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, GRES Império da Tijuca and GRES Unidos da Tijuca, three of the main Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools, that together have won 9 titles.
Tijuca is also home to many favelas such as Salgueiro, Borel, Formiga, Turano and Casa Branca.
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Facilities
Shopping Malls
- Shopping Tijuca
Public Hospitals
- Gafrée Guinle
Police Departments
- 19a Delegacia
Federal Educational Institutions
- CEFET
- CEFETeq
Federal Schools
- Colégio Militar
- Colégio Pedro II
State Elementary Schools
- Instituto de Educação
- CIEP Doutor Antoine Magarinos Torres Filho
- CIEP Samuel Wainer
City Schools
- Escola Municipal Laudimia Trotta
- Escola Municipal Francisco Cabrita
- Escola Municipal Bombeiro Geraldo Dias
- Escola Municipal Prudente de Moraes
- Escola Municipal Barão de Itacurussá
- Escola Municipal Barão de Itacurussá
- Escola Municipal General Euclydes de Figueiredo
- Escola Municipal Soares Pereira
- Escola Municipal Jornalista Brito Broca
- Escola Municipal Orsina da Fonseca
- Escola Municipal Mário da Veiga Cabral
- Escola Municipal Leitão da Cunha
- Escola Municipal Borel
- Escola Municipal Chácara do Céu
City Pre-School
- Creche Municipal Casa Branca - Professor Paulo Freire
- Creche Municipal Raio de Sol
- Creche Municipal Raízes do Salgueiro
- Creche Municipal Tia Bela
- Creche Municipal Tia Maria
- Creche Municipal Doutor Ronaldo Luiz Gazolla
Famous Tijucanos
- José Guilherme Merquior, Writer and Diplomat
- Aldir Blanc, Composer
- Cláudia Jimenez, Actress
- Erasmo Carlos, Musician
- Ivan Lins, Musician
- Milton Nascimento, Musician
- Gonzaguinha, Musician
- Mário Zagallo, Footballer
- Lamartine Babo, Composer
- Luiz Paulo Conde, Politician and Architect
- Roberto Marinho, Businessman founder of Globo
- Thiago Lacerda, Actor
- Jorge Ben Jor, Musician
- Tim Maia, Musician
- Tom Jobim, Musician
- Bia Seidl, Actress
- Gabriel o Pensador, Musician
- Ed Motta, Musician
- José Trajano, Jornalist
- Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay.
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Coordinates: 22°55′32″S 43°15′08″W / 22.92551°S 43.25214°W
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