Barros Filho

Barros Filho is a lower-class neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the poorest areas in the city. Its name honours the farmer's son who gave land from his farm Boa Esperança (what is now the neighbourhoods of Barros Filho, Costa Barros and part of Guadalupe and Honório Gurgel), Antônio da Costa Barros for the construction of the railway which was inaugurated in 1908.

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Barros Filho
Neighborhood
Barros Filho Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Barros Filho Barros Filho (Brazil) Show map of Brazil
Coordinates: 22°50′11″S 43°21′56″W / 22.83639°S 43.36556°W / -22.83639; -43.36556
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/City	Rio de Janeiro
Zone	North Zone
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	14,049
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1. ^ "Bairros Cariocas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.

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