Freguesia (Jacarepaguá)

Freguesia
Neighborhood
Freguesia
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Freguesia
Freguesia (Brazil)
Coordinates: 22°55′52″S 43°20′40″W / 22.93111°S 43.34444°W / -22.93111; -43.34444
Country Brazil
StateRio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/CityRio de Janeiro
ZoneSouthwest Zone

Freguesia is a neighbourhood in the Southwest Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), it had 653.492 inhabitants as of 2024, making it the most populous neighbourhood in the city.[2][3]

Its occupational history has always included high-income families. Two years after Rio de Janeiro was founded, Salvador Correia de Sá, the city's first governor, granted the lands of Jacarepaguá to his sons for colonisation.[4] The region acquired a noble status from the outset and retains higher concentration of wealthy residents.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Zona Sudoeste no Rio: Paes sanciona lei e separa bairros". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^ Teles, Catherine (1 April 2024). "Jacarepaguá e Campo Grande têm maior população no Rio, segundo o IBGE | Rio de Janeiro". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ vipalermo (1 April 2024). "Jacarepaguá e Campo Grande são os bairros mais populosos da capital". Conexão Fluminense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. ^ "História do Bairro - Acija - Associação Comercial e Industrial de Jacarepaguá". www.acija.org.br. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ^ marketing (3 May 2023). "Guia de Bairros: como é morar na Freguesia de Jacarepaguá - Rio de Janeiro". EmCasa Blog: Mercado Imobiliário e Dicas de Compra e Venda (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2025.