Recreio dos Bandeirantes
Recreio dos Bandeirantes | ||
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Neighborhood | ||
State Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | | |
Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro | |
Zone | West Zone |
Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) is both the name of a beach and neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a recent development, with no skyscrapers, and the area also contains jungles atop rocky cliffs and hills. High waves permit surfing at Recreio Beach and the white sand beach is used by beach volleyball players. It is about 35 km from the Rio de Janeiro city centre, and most of the people living there are middle-class and high middle-class families, who moved in trying to escape the growing violence of both the North and South Zones.[citation needed]
Apocryphally, the neighborhood received the name Recreio dos Bandeirantes, or "
Development in the area began in 1959, and only more recently, have well-to-do residents discovered and made Recreio their home. Despite a high population density, the neighborhood is mostly residential and does not have the busy nightlife of more central neighborhoods like