Engenho Novo | |
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Neighborhood | |
Location in Rio de Janeiro | |
Coordinates: 22°54′29″S 43°16′05″W / 22.90806°S 43.26806°WCoordinates: 22°54′29″S 43°16′05″W / 22.90806°S 43.26806°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
Zone | North Zone |
Administrative Region | Méier |
Area | |
• Total | 264.48 ha (653.54 acres) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 42,172 |
• Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
Engenho Novo is a neighborhood of middle class and lower middle of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It neighbors the neighborhoods Méier, Vila Isabel, Lins de Vasconcelos, Sampaio, Jacaré, Cachambi and Grajaú. It has 264.48 hectares of land area. It is part of a region called the Grande Méier encompassing the neighborhoods of the Abolição, Água Santa, Cachambi, Encantado, Engenho de Dentro, Jacaré, Lins de Vasconcelos, Méier, Piedade, Pilares, Riachuelo, Rocha, Sampaio, São Francisco Xavier and Todos os Santos. It is the fifth largest district population group.