Description: in this section we compiled a brief history and some facts for of each of ipanema's main streets, avenues, and squares - rua means street, avenida means avenue, and praça means square.
rio de janeiro (999) rio (600)
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jardim de alá is a french inspired city park, running along a channel connecting the atlantic ocean with the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas , while simultaneously separating the neighborhoods of ipanema and leblon - the name of the garden is said to derive from the 1936 film 'the garden of allah' by richard boleslawski, starring marlene dietrich.