Del Castilho
Del Castilho | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
  Del Castilho Location in Rio de Janeiro  Del Castilho Del Castilho (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°52′47″S 43°16′21″W / 22.87972°S 43.27250°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | North Zone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21[1] m (68.8[1] ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,610 |
| Time zone | [[UTC-2[3]]] (BRST) |
Del Castilho is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many of the streets are named after impressionist artists, such as Van Gogh and Renoir.
History
[edit]Toward the end of the 18th century, the land that is today Del Castilho was owned by Dom José Joaquim Castelo Branco, the first bishop of Rio de Janeiro.[4] No one truly knows where the name originated, but the most common theory is that it came from a Spaniard named Henrique de Castile, and that the baptism was performed by Paulo de Frontin, a politician and engineer who would have honored a friend when the train station opened in 1898.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Del Castilho topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps.
- ^ "Bairros Cariocas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Brasília Summer Time – BRST Time Zone". www.timeanddate.com.
- ^ a b "Del Castilho cresceu em torno da fábrica de tecidos". MultiRio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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