Ponta de Santa Cruz
Ponta de Santa Cruz is a point in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta de Santa Cruz is situated nearby to the locality Jurujuba, as well as near the suburb Boa Viagem (Niterói).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.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort
Castle
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort is a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urca and Gragoatá.
Urca
Suburb
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Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older. Urca is situated 4 km southwest of Ponta de Santa Cruz.
Gragoatá
Suburb
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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. Gragoatá is situated 4 km north of Ponta de Santa Cruz.
Flamengo
Suburb
Photo: Alicia Nijdam, CC BY 2.0.
Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Flamengo is situated 4 km west of Ponta de Santa Cruz.
Ponta de Santa Cruz
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta de Santa Cruz” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta de Santa Cruz”
- Portuguese: “Ponta de Santa Cruz”
- Swedish: “Ponta de Santa Cruz (udde i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro, Niterói)”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Farol Santa Cruz and Forte Tamandaré da Laje.
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