Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Maua and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese. It is marked by many homes for the lower middle class and numerous sheds, warehouses and depots are located in the region.
Valongo Suspended Garden in Saúde.São Bento Monastery
The Church of Our Lady of Saúde was built in 1789 on the seafront and gave its name to the neighborhood of Saúde, although the church belongs, nowadays, to the neighborhood of Gamboa.
Pedra do Sal, a historic and religious site, is located within Saúde. The Community Descendents of the Quilombos of Pedra do Sal (Portuguese: Comunidade Remanescentes de Quilombos da Pedra do Sal) were recognized as a historic site in 1984 by INEPAC, the Institute for State Cultural Heritage (Instituto Estadual do Patrimônio Cultural).
Notable landmarks
Building of the 5th Military Police Battalion
Coronel Assunção Square (Former Harmony Square)
José Bonifácio Municipal Cultural Center building
Archaeological Site Cemetery of New Black Slaves
Children of Talma Theater Dramatic Society building
Catholic Church of Our Lady of Health
Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance
Federal College Pedro II Center Unit
SAGAS Projects (Preservation of Buildings and Households-Health, Santo Cristo)
^Dwyer, Eliane (2012). O fazer antropológico e o reconhecimento de direitos constitucionais: o caso das terras de quilombo no Estado do Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: E-papers. p. 33. ISBN9788576503279.
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