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District of Niterói
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Niterói

Niterói is a city and municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants (2010) and an area of 129.375 km ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index Rio de Janeiro's city, and one of largest in Brazil. Integrates the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. The city has the nicknames of Niquiti, Nicki City and the Smile City (Cidade Sorriso).

Located at -22.8833, -43.1036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places established in 1573, Populated coastal places in Rio de Janeiro (state), Niterói

Rio–Niterói Bridge

President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio-Niteroi Bridge, is a box girder bridge located at Guanabara Bay, in the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and the municipality of Niterói. It is currently the longest prestressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere, and the sixth longest in the world. From its completion in 1974 until 1985 it was the world's second-longest bridge, second only to Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

Located at -22.8712, -43.1534 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bridges in Brazil, Bridges completed in 1974, Toll bridges

Charitas

Charitas is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the city of Niterói, in Brazil is divided. The area was part of the Jesuitic Sesmaria, where the Jesuits built a cemetery and a church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier. The name of the neighborhood derives from the Latin word caritas, meaning charity, which is inscribed on the church's door.

Located at -22.928, -43.0952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Niterói

Fluminense Federal University

The Fluminense Federal University is one of the four federally funded public universities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The university was established by federal law on December 18, 1960. It is the union of five federal colleges and three state colleges. It has about 50,000 undergraduate students, and 12,000 graduate students (2011). It has six campi in the city of Niterói, on the southeast side of Guanabara Bay, and 12 satellite campi in towns of the state.

Located at -22.9042, -43.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1960, Universities in Brazil, Universities and colleges in Rio de Janeiro (state)

Icaraí

Icaraí is the name of a beach and its surrounding neighborhood in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The word Icarahy, in the ancient Tupi language, is composed of i (water) and carahy (blessed). Icaraí is a residential district of Niteroi. It has many trees, where it's located on the Campo de São Bento. Sports are practiced on the beach, including volleyball, beach football, and walking.

Located at -22.9072, -43.1102 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Niterói

Fort Coligny

Fort Coligny was a fortress founded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1555, in what constituted the so-called France Antarctique historical episode. For protection against attacks by hostile Indians and the Portuguese, Villegaignon built the fortress with the help of the 500 colonists who travelled with him in two ships armed by the king of France, on a small island called Serigipe by the Indians of the region, near the mouth of the large Guanabara Bay.

Located at -22.9139, -43.1597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Colonial Brazil

Academia Brasileira de Letras

Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL) is a Brazilian literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century by a group of 40 writers and poets inspired by the Académie Française. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on December 15, 1896, with the statutes being passed on January 28, 1897. On July 20 of the same year, the Academy entered into operation.

Located at -22.9108, -43.173 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Brazilian literature, National academies, Non-profit organisations based in Brazil, Organizations established in 1896, 1896 establishments in Brazil, Organisations based in Rio de Janeiro, Language regulators

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects, the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 metres with three floors.

Located at -22.9079, -43.1259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Modernist architecture in Brazil, Buildings and structures completed in 1996, Art museums and galleries in Brazil, Oscar Niemeyer buildings, Art museums established in 1996, 1996 establishments in Brazil, Museums in Rio de Janiero (state), Niterói

Estádio Caio Martins

Estádio Caio Martins, sometimes called Estádio Mestre Ziza, is a football (soccer) stadium in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The stadium holds 15,000 people. It was built in 1941. The stadium is owned by the Rio de Janeiro state government. Its formal name honors Caio Vianna Martins. In 1938 15-year-old Scout Martins, along with many other passengers, was seriously injured in a train accident, but refused the offer of a stretcher, saying that others needed it more than he.

Located at -22.9006, -43.1058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in Brazil, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Barreto (Niterói)

Barreto is a middian-class neighborhood in the northern zone Niterói, bordering the municipality of São Gonçalo and by the coast of Guanabara Bay. It was built along the way of Niterói-Manilha road.

Located at -22.86, -43.0997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Niterói

Ilha da Conceição

Ilha da Conceição (Portuguese for Conception Island) is an island and one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the northern zone of the city, in the Guanabara Bay.

Located at -22.8717, -43.1155 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Niterói, Islands of Brazil

Jurujuba

Jurujuba is a promontory and one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the Guanabara Bay.

Located at -22.9333, -43.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Niterói

Gragoatá

Gragoatá is one of the 48 administrative districts in the city Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the Guanabara Bay. It holds the main campus of the Fluminense Federal University.

Located at -22.9, -43.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Niterói

National Historical Museum (Brazil)

The National Historical Museum of Brazil (Portuguese: Museu Histórico Nacional), was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectural complex that houses the museum was built in 1603 as the St James of Mercy Fort; earlier structures date back to 1567, erected by order of King Sebastian I of Portugal. In 1693, the Calaboose Prison, for slaves, was built.

Located at -22.9059, -43.1695 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Museums established in 1922, History museums in Brazil, National museums of Brazil, Museums in Rio de Janeiro (city), 1922 establishments in Brazil

Villegagnon Island

Villegagnon Island is located near the mouth of the large Guanabara Bay, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.9139, -43.1597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Geography of Rio de Janeiro (city), Brazilian Navy, Islands of Brazil

Paço Imperial

The Paço Imperial, or Imperial Palace, previously known as the Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro and Palace of the Viceroys, is a historic building in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Paço Imperial was built in the 18th century to serve as residence for the governors of colonial Brazil. From 1808, it was used as a royal residence by King John VI of Portugal as King of Portugal and later also as King of Brazil.

Located at -22.9035, -43.1742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1743, Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city), Imperial residences in Brazil, Colonial architecture, Baroque architecture

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA, Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister Gustavo Capanema, was inaugurated in 1938, by president Getúlio Vargas.

Located at -22.9088, -43.1757 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Brazil, Museums in Rio de Janeiro (city), Art museums established in 1938, National museums of Brazil, 1938 establishments in Brazil

Candelária Church

The Candelária Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Candelária) is an important historical church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Baroque façade with a Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance interior elements.

Located at -22.9008, -43.1779 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Churches in Rio de Janeiro (city), Roman Catholic churches in Brazil, 18th-century church buildings, 19th-century church buildings, Religious buildings completed in 1877, Baroque churches, Neoclassical architecture in Brazil

Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro

The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is an old Carmelite church which served as cathedral (Sé) of Rio de Janeiro from around 1808 until 1976. During the 19th century, it was also used successively as Royal and Imperial Chapel by the Portuguese royal family and the Brazilian imperial family, respectively. It is located in the Praça XV square, in downtown Rio. It is one of the most important historical buildings in the city.

Located at -22.9034, -43.1754 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Brazil, Carmelite churches, Churches in Rio de Janeiro (city), Religious buildings completed in 1770, Colonial architecture, Neo-Baroque architecture

Gustavo Capanema Palace

The Gustavo Capanema Palace (in Portuguese, Palácio Gustavo Capanema) is an office building in Rio de Janeiro that is one of the finest examples of Brazilian 1930s modernist architecture. It was designed by a team composed of Lucio Costa (future designer of the layout of Brazil's modernist capital Brasília), along with Affonso Eduardo Reidy, Ernani Vasconcellos, Carlos Leão and Jorge Machado Moreira.

Located at -22.9092, -43.1738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Modernist architecture in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city), Oscar Niemeyer buildings

Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S22)

Riachuelo (S22) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy. It was ordered in 1972 and commissioned in March 1977. Riachuelo is now displayed at the Navy Cultural Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

Located at -22.9004, -43.1746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Oberon-class submarines of the Brazilian Navy, Barrow-built ships, 1975 ships

Niterói circus fire

The Niterói circus fire was a fire disaster which occurred on December 17, 1961 in the city of Niterói, Brazil. A fire in the tent housing a sold-out performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano caused more than 500 deaths (including deaths due to injuries).

Located at -22.8894, -43.1283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1961 fires, Mass murder in 1961, 1961 in Brazil, Fires in Brazil, Arson in South America, Niterói, Murder in Brazil, Murdered Brazilian children

Ilha das Cobras

Ilha das Cobras is an island located within Guanabara Bay in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Located at -22.895, -43.1722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Geography of Rio de Janeiro (city)

Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro

The Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM) is one of the most important cultural institutions in Brazil. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, at Flamengo Park, next to Santos Dumont Airport.

Located at -22.9, -43.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Brazil, Museums in Rio de Janeiro (city), Modern art museums

Ilha Fiscal

Ilha Fiscal is an island located within Guanabara Bay, bordering the historic city center of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Originally named by Europeans as Ilha dos Ratos (Rat Island), its current name comes from the fact there have worked since the Guarda Fiscal, serving the port of the then capital of the Empire in the nineteenth century.

Located at -22.9, -43.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Islands of Brazil