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Leme (Portuguese pronunciation:, rudder) is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the South Zone of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship.
Niterói boasts the title of fourth richest city in Rio de Janeiro State, and the third in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum , the city's main landmark, was designed by the famous Brazilian modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer .
The Museum of Tomorrow (Portuguese: Museu do Amanhã) is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Its construction was supported by the Roberto Marinho Foundation and cost approximately 230 million reais.
The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs. It is used as backdrop in the 2002 film City of God. In 2009, it was occupied by a Pacifying Police Unit.
Santa Maria Madalena (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ madɐˈlẽnɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.Its population was 10,392 (2020) and its area is 816 km 2.
The song originated from an idea by John Taylor about Rio de Janeiro – "the truly foreign, the exotic, a cornucopia of earthly delights, a party that would never stop"; Simon Le Bon wrote the lyrics to the song, and chose not to write about the city but about a girl named Rio. [10]
RJ Jacinto (born 1945), Filipino businessman and musician; RJ (rapper) (born 1984), American rapper; RJ Mitte (born 1992), American actor; RJ Rosales (1974–2011), Australian-Filipino actor and singer; R. J. Haddy, special effects artist, contestant on seasons 2 and 5 of the TV series Face Off; R. J. Helton (born 1981), an American Idol finalist
The Rio de Janeiro Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1979. [3] [1] [4] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. [1] [2] During the event, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.