Vila do João
Vila do João ("John's Village") is a favela in the neighborhood of Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 1982, the Brazilian government built 1,500 homes in the region.[1] The favela is named after João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, the 30th President of Brazil.[1]
It currently has about 4,000 households and a population estimated at nearly 12,000 people.
References[]
- ^ a b "Complexo da Maré já teve aeroporto, inaugurado na década de 1930". O Globo (in Portuguese). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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