The Engenho Novo is a neighborhood of middle class and lower middle of the northern city of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. It neighbors the neighborhoods Méier

Méier

For other uses, see Meier.Méier is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Education and leisure:The neighborhood has some private universities, several private schools , state and municipal schools...

, Vila Isabel

Vila Isabel

Vila Isabel is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....

, Lins de Vasconcelos, Sampaio

Sampaio

Sampaio is a town and municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...

, Bairro Jacaré, Cachambi

Cachambi

Cachambi is a middle-class and lower-middle-class neighbourhood of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It has an HDI of 0.900....

 and Grajaú. It has 264

264

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.48

48

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 hectares of land area. It is part of a region called the Grande Méier encompassing the neighborhoods of the Abolição, Água Santa

Água Santa

Água Santa is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-External links:* General information about the town ....

, Cachambi

Cachambi

Cachambi is a middle-class and lower-middle-class neighbourhood of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It has an HDI of 0.900....

, Encantado

Encantado

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, Engenho de Dentro

Engenho de Dentro

Engenho de Dentro is a middle-class and lower-middle-class neighbourhoods in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The João Havelange Olympic Stadium is situated in Engenho de Dentro, and it was one of the 2007 Pan American Games venues....

, Jacaré, Lins de Vasconcelos, Méier

Méier

For other uses, see Meier.Méier is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Education and leisure:The neighborhood has some private universities, several private schools , state and municipal schools...

, Piedade

Piedade

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, Pilares

Pilares

Pilares is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....

, Riachuelo, Rocha

Rocha

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, Sampaio

Sampaio

Sampaio is a town and municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...

, São Francisco Xavier

São Francisco Xavier

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 and Todos os Santos. It is the fifth largest district population group.

The neighborhood is served by a suburban train station of Supervia

SuperVia

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It is cut by the Rio Jacaré which is currently severely degraded by urbanization and consequent pollution

Pollution

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It has an active Residents' Association, whose current President is Dr. Célio Andrade.

History

The occupation of the region known today as Grande Méier began when Estácio de Sá

Estácio de Sá

Estácio de Sá was a Portuguese soldier and officer who came to Brazil on orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon , who had established themselves in 1555 at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in the episode which became known...

 donated the Sesmaria do Iguaçú to Jesuits priests.

Freed slaves built flimsy dwellings in the Morro dos Pretos Forros, region currently covered by the motorway Grajaú-Jacarépagua, increasing the occupation of the region.