Méier
Méier is a middle class neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighborhood is the historic center of the "Área dos Engenhos", or "Mill Area", which today is known as Grande Méier and has been a sub-prefecture since 2013. As a result, it has a wide range of shops and a variety of services and transport, although it is not one of the largest neighborhoods of the municipality. In the neighborhood is located one of the first shopping centers in Brazil, Shopping do Méier, opened in 1963. It has two distinct urban appearances, one more bustling, commercial, in the areas close to the train station, and a quieter one, on more residential streets.
Education and leisure
The neighborhood has some private universities, several private schools, state and municipal schools. The best known schools are private, Immaculate Heart of Mary School based in 1914 in the former Imperial Street, current Aristides Caire Street Immaculate Heart of Mary College, Qi College former Metropolitan College founded in 1932 in street Dias da Cruz and other several schools including Pensi College and other courses. There are also academies of traditional dance and Sport Club Mackenzie.Dias da Cruz Street is closed and turned into a recreation area on Sundays and holidays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. between Hermengarda Street and Magalhães Couto Street.
Health
Salgado Filho Municipal Hospital is located in Méier. The hospital began its activities on October 12, 1920 under the name Auxiliary Service of the First Aid Méier. On November 28, 1951, changed its name to Méier dispensary. Only on March 27, 1963 it finally opened as Salgado Filho State Hospital. On March 17, 1977, the new Municipal Hospital Salgado Filho, with a main block, with two annexes is inaugurated by Mayor Marcos Tamoya and his Secretary of Health, Dr. Felippe Cardoso Filho. Ana Barbosa on the street is located the post of Municipal CALL Caesar Pernetta.The Todos os Santos neighborhood near Méier has the Pasteur Hospital, which opened in 2005. The hospital, with 24-hour care, has emergency, gynecology/obstetrics, general surgery, orthopedic and radiology departments.
Culture
The neighborhood was once a cultural center but past the year this scenario has changed. It used to have four movie theaters. The most famous of them was the Imperator. The others were: Art Méier and Bruni Méier and Paratodos. In 1991, Imperator was transformed into a dance club, but it was closed in 1995.The neighborhood has the Rio Dance Center, founded in 1973, which had among its students actress Adriana Esteves and presenter Fátima Bernardes.
Transport
Supervia
The neighborhood has a SuperVia station: the Méier station. Only the trains of Deodoro Line stop at this station, but it is possible to reach other available lines at Engenho de Dentro station.Bus lines
The neighborhood has two buses terminals: the Americo Ayres Bus Terminal and Architect Gelton Pacciello da Motta Bus Terminal. There are 93 routes and 55 lines operated by 23 companies that allow access to several other neighborhoods in the city.Taxi
The neighborhood has 9 taxi stops controlled by the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Other stops at nearby areas facilitate the use of this mean of transportation. Méier has some taxi cooperatives, and Taxi Méier is one of the most famous and used by the population.| Location | Number of points | Number of vacancies |
| Caetano de Almeida street | 1 | 5 |
| Dias da Cruz street | 6 | 35 |
| Maria Calmon street | 1 | 5 |
| Silva Rabelo street | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 48 |