Complexo do Alemão

Complexo do Alemão
Neighborhood
Gondola lift leaving the Estação da Baiana (Baiana Station) within the Complexo do Alemão; which was used by local residents and tourists prior to its closure.
Complexo do Alemão
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°51′38″S 43°16′25″W / 22.86056°S 43.27361°W / -22.86056; -43.27361
Country Brazil
StateRio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/CityRio de Janeiro
ZoneNorth Zone
Administrative RegionComplexo do Alemão
Area
  Total
2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
69,143

Complexo do Alemão (Portuguese: [kõˈplɛksu dwɐleˈmɐ̃w], German's Complex) is a group of favelas (low-income historically informal neighborhoods) in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.