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Also known as Gavea

Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. PUC-Rio, as well as several schools, are located in the neighborhood. Gávea is well known because of the "Baixo Gávea" area, which is considered a Bohemian quarter.

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Settlement.name
Gávea
Settlement.settlement_type
Neighborhood
Settlement.image_skyline
Hipódromo da Gávea 01.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
The Hipódromo da Gávea
Settlement.pushpin_map
Brazil Rio de Janeiro#Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality/City
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Rio de Janeiro
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name3
South Zone
Settlement.area_total_km2
2.58
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
17415

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Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. PUC-Rio, as well as several schools, are located in the neighborhood. Gávea is well known because of the "Baixo Gávea" area, which is considered a Bohemian quarter.

The first Europeans to have lived in what would become the neighborhood were the French, who came to extract Brazilwood. On July 16, 1565, the neighbourhood was named Gávea for the first time, by Estácio de Sá.

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