Vigário Geral
Appearance
(Redirected from Vigário Geral, Rio de Janeiro)
Vigário Geral | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 22°48′27″S 43°18′37″W / 22.80750°S 43.31028°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
Zone | North Zone |
Vigário Geral is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro with a large favela.
It is infamous for the Vigário Geral massacre that occurred here in 1993.
In popular culture
[edit]The movie Favela Rising follows the development of the Afro Reggae in this neighborhood, as well as focusing on life there.