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Vila Militar | |
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  Vila Militar Location in Rio de Janeiro  Vila Militar Vila Militar (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°51′54″S 43°24′10″W / 22.86500°S 43.40278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | West Zone |
Vila Militar is a planned neighbourhood located in the West Zone of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its construction began in 1904, driven by the need to renovate the facilities of the Military School of Realengo. The works were supervised by the then Minister of War, Marshal Hermes da Fonseca, during the presidencies of Rodrigues Alves and Afonso Pena, with support from Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, Francisco Pereira Passos.
As of the year 2000, the Human Development Index (HDI) of Vila Militar was 0.856, ranking as the 50th highest among the 126 neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro.[1]
- ^ "Tabela 1172 - Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano Municipal (IDH), por ordem de IDH, segundo os bairros ou grupo de bairros - 2000". Armazém de Dados. Municipal Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2025.