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Encyclopedia > Bairro

Bairro (lit. quarter, pron. IPA: [ˈbaixu]) is a Portuguese word and refers to a community or region within a city or municipality. Bairros exist in the majority of large cities in the world. Related words in English include neighborhood, district, borough or subdivision. A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... A borough is an administrative division used in various countries. ...


In Brazil, the word applies to urban areas in cities, in which the bairros have a role only in localization, without any specific administrative function. Some cities' bairros have defined territorial limits, while most simply follow the popular definition among its citizens.


In Portugal, subdivisions in only a few densely-populated urban regions are called bairros, though generally these do not have any administrative power. A good example is the Bairro Alto in Lisbon. Freguesia is the more common term in European Portuguese. Bairro Alto (literally upper quarter in Portuguese) is an area of central Lisbon, Portugal. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... A freguesia (pron. ...


In Mozambique, bairros are administrative subdivisions of urban districts with important functions in the identification of the residents and determine the attributes of the area in regards to construction or agriculture, much like zoning. They are directed by secretários. A typical zoning map; this one identifies the zones, or development districts, in the city of Ontario, California Zoning is a North American term for a system of land-use regulation. ...


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