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Mangueira

Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mangueira (Mango Tree) is a shantytown neighborhood (favela) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill or morro.[1] It is most famous for its samba school,[2] the Estação Primeira de Mangueira (First Mangueira [train] Station) or simply Mangueira, which is one of strongest competitors in the annual Rio Carnival samba competition.[3]

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