Del Castilho Explained

Del Castilho
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Pushpin Map:Brazil Rio de Janeiro#Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rio de Janeiro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality/City
Subdivision Name2:Rio de Janeiro
Subdivision Type3:Zone
Subdivision Name3:North Zone
Area Total Km2:1.44
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15,610
Timezone:BRST
Utc Offset:-2[2]
Coordinates:-22.8797°N -43.2725°W
Elevation M:21[3]
Elevation Ft:68.8

Del Castilho is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many of the streets are named after impressionist artists, such as Van Gogh and Renoir.

History

Toward the end of the 18th century, the land that is today Del Castilho was owned by Dom José Joaquim Castelo Branco, the first bishop of Rio de Janeiro.[4] No one truly knows where the name originated, but the most common theory is that it came from a Spaniard named Henrique de Castile, and that the baptism was performed by Paulo de Frontin, a politician and engineer who would have honored a friend when the train station opened in 1898.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bairros Cariocas . pt . 2021-05-25.
  2. Web site: Brasília Summer Time – BRST Time Zone. www.timeanddate.com.
  3. Web site: Del Castilho topographic map, elevation, terrain. Topographic maps.
  4. Web site: Del Castilho cresceu em torno da fábrica de tecidos. 2022-02-03. MultiRio. pt-br.