Praça Onze

E741984

Praça Onze is a historic square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known as a former cultural hub of samba and Afro-Brazilian communities.

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Praça Onze canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
culture Afro-Brazilian culture ⓘ
samba culture ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole meeting place for samba musicians ⓘ
popular-class gathering place in early 20th century Rio ⓘ
social hub for Afro-Brazilian communities ⓘ
hasNearbyStation Praça Onze Station (Rio de Janeiro Metro Line 1) ⓘ
hasPart Praça Onze metro station (nearby, named after the square) ⓘ
heritageStatus symbolic cradle of samba in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
inception 19th century (as an urban square, approximate) ⓘ
knownFor Afro-Brazilian culture ⓘ
carnival celebrations ⓘ
cultural diversity ⓘ
samba ⓘ
street parties ⓘ
languageOfSurroundingCommunity Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Centro (Rio de Janeiro) ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00 ⓘ
namedAfter 11th of June (Dia de São Barnabé) (traditional explanation, disputed) ⓘ
partOf Central Zone of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
significantEvent Afro-Brazilian religious and cultural festivities ⓘ
carnival parades (early 20th century) ⓘ
early Rio de Janeiro samba gatherings ⓘ
streetAddress Praça Onze, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ ⓘ
urbanDevelopmentImpact partially altered by construction of Avenida Presidente Vargas ⓘ

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