Honório Gurgel

Honório Gurgel
Neighborhood
Train station in Honório Gurgel
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Coordinates: 22°50′45″S 43°21′26″W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City	Rio de Janeiro
Zone	North Zone
Founded	July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23)
Area
• Total	13,748 km^2 (5,308 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	21,989

Honório Gurgel is a working class neighborhood located in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders the Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods of Rocha Miranda, Marechal Hermes, Bento Ribeiro, Coelho Neto, Barros Filho, and Guadalupe.[2]

History

The railway station Honório Gurgel was inaugurated in 1905 with the name of Munguengue. It took its current name, which has existed since the 1920s, on honour of a former mayor of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

Honório Gurgel is part of the XV Administrative Region (Madureira) of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Famous Brazilian singer Anitta was born and raised in the neighborhood.

References

1. "Bairros Cariocas - Armazém de Dados" (in Portuguese). Portalgeo.rio.rj.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
2. Indice desenvolvimento humano municipal