Cosme Velho
Cosme Velho | ||
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Neighborhood | ||
State Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | | |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro | |
| Zone | South Zone | |
Cosme Velho is a neighborhood in the
Laranjeiras. Its main street is Rua Cosme Velho, an extension of Rua das Laranjeiras. Cosme Velho is frequently visited by tourists.[citation needed
]
The Estação de Ferro do Corcovado (terminus of the
Corcovado Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer
.
The neighbourhood also includes the picturesque Centro district which had been demolished. There are two houses from the first half of the 19th century at the entrance to the square.
The writer
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis lived in a house at 18 Rua Cosme Velho from 1883 until his death in 1908. Machado acquired the nickname "Bruxo do Cosme Velho" ("Wizard of Cosme Velho"), supposedly because he was in the habit of burning his discarded documents in a cauldron. The house has since been demolished and an apartment block has been built in its place.[citation needed
]
Education
The
Japanese international day school, is located in Cosme Velho.[1]
References
- ^ "学校紹介 Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine." Associação Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved on March 18, 2014. "Rua Cosme Velho,1166,Cosme Velho RIO DE JANEIRO，R.J，BRASIL，CEP22241-091"
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved September 25, 2005).
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