Jurujuba
Jurujuba is a promontory and one of the 48 administrative districts of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city, situated on the coast of the Guanabara Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra and Fortaleza de Santa Cruz Lighthouse.
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra
Museum
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is a fort located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charitas and Ingá.
Charitas
Suburb
Photo: Claudney Neves, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ingá
Suburb
Ingá is one of the 48 administrative districts into 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. Ingá is situated 3½ km north of Jurujuba.
Icaraí
Suburb
Icaraí is the name of a beach and its surrounding neighborhood in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The origin of the neighborhood dates back to the parish of São João de Carahy and later, with two large estates, the Icaraí estate and the Cavalão estate. Icaraí is situated 3½ km north of Jurujuba.
Jurujuba
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Brazil
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Jurujuba” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jurujuba”
- Portuguese: “Jurujuba”
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