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Del Castilho
Neighborhood
Del CastilhoLocation in Rio de JaneiroShow map of Rio de JaneiroDel CastilhoDel Castilho (Brazil)Show map of Brazil
Coordinates: 22°52′47″S 43°16′21″W / 22.87972°S 43.27250°W / -22.87972; -43.27250
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City	Rio de Janeiro
Zone	North Zone
Area
• Total	1.44 km (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (68.8 ft)
Population
• Total	15,610
Time zone	] (BRST)

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. 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.

References

1. ^ "Del Castilho topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps.
2. "Bairros Cariocas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
3. "Brasília Summer Time – BRST Time Zone". www.timeanddate.com.
4. ^ "Del Castilho cresceu em torno da fábrica de tecidos". MultiRio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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