Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro

For other uses, see Jacarezinho (disambiguation).

Jacarezinho is a favela (Brazilian neighborhood) in Rio de Janeiro, with more than 60,300 residents living in an area of 40 hectares (99 acres). It is located in the North Zone of the city, and borders the neighborhoods of Jacaré, Méier, Engenho Novo and Triagem. It is the third-largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, behind Rocinha and Complexo do Alemão. The favela expanded as the city industrialized,^[1] and it became the biggest favela in Rio de Janeiro by the mid-20th century, with a population of 23,000 in 1960. The crucial element in its growth was the industrial boom in the nearby Méier district after World War II, according to the historian Julio Cesar Pino, author of a book about the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.^[2]

Jacarezinho
Neighborhood
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Coordinates: 22°53′13″S 43°15′37″W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City	Rio de Janeiro
Zone	North Zone

Jacarezinho suffers from problems that are common in favelas, including violence, poverty and drug dealing.^[3][4][5] In 2021, at least 25 people were killed in a shootout with police.^[6]

Jacarezinho means Little Jacaré, and it is named after the Jacaré River. Jacaré is also the Portuguese language name of the yacare caiman, but the river's name actually means tortuous or sinuous, and it is not named after the animal.^[7]

The favela's samba school is called Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos do Jacarezinho; it was founded on June 16, 1966. Its colors are pink and white.^[8][9]

The footballer Romário was born in Jacarezinho.^[10]

References

1. Brilhante, Vandré. "Brasil - O impacto da globalização no complexo do Jacarezinho" (in Portuguese). netcoop. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004.
2. Pino, Julio César (1997). Family and Favela: The reproduction of poverty in Rio de Janeiro. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-30362-3.
3. "This deadlink title is unknown". Terra. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
4. "Número de homicídios cresce 400% em Jacarezinho", Bonde News (in Portuguese), 29 March 2009, archived from the original on 7 May 2021
5. 2003 Poverty index 40.29% "Jacarezinho: Mapa de pobreza e desigualdade" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
6. "Brazil: At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shootout". BBC News. 6 May 2021.
7. "Favela tem Memória". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2006-01-10.
8. Tradição do Samba^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. dos Reis Velloso, João Paulo; et al. (2013). Favela como oportunidade: plano de desenvolvimento de favelas para sua inclusão social e econômica: Complexo do Jacarezinho, Complexo do Alemão. Favela como oportunidade, volume 3 (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Fórum Nacional. ISBN 978-85-63708-03-8. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
10. "Romário: 'Nasci no Jacarezinho e tenho orgulho disso'" (in Portuguese). Netvasco. 21 August 2005. Archived from the original on 13 November 2005.

External links

• Revista Época
• Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro
• An excerpt from Julio César Pino’s book about Jacarezinho, “Family and Favela: The Reproduction of Poverty in Rio de Janeiro”