Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare is a neighborhood located in Miranda, Venezuela. It is situated within the Sucre Municipality, which constitutes one of the five divisions of the Metropolitan District of Caracas. The area was originally founded in 1621 under the name San Jose de Guanarito and eventually became part of the Greater Caracas area as the region's population and geographic boundaries expanded.
Petare is recognized as the largest slum in both Venezuela and South America. According to estimates from 2020, the neighborhood has a population of approximately 448,861 inhabitants.