Vigário Geral

Vigário Geral
Neighborhood
Vigário Geral
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Vigário Geral
Vigário Geral (Brazil)
Coordinates: 22°48′27″S 43°18′37″W / 22.80750°S 43.31028°W / -22.80750; -43.31028
Country Brazil
StateRio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/CityRio de Janeiro
ZoneNorth Zone

Vigário Geral is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro with a large favela.

It is infamous for the Vigário Geral massacre that occurred here in 1993.

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