Ponta da Galheta
Ponta da Galheta is a cape in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Ponta da Galheta is situated nearby to the suburb Jardim Imbuí, as well as near the neighborhood Morro Salinas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jurujuba.
Jurujuba
Pitch
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 in the Area
Nearby places include Charitas and São Francisco.
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.
São Francisco
Suburb
São Francisco is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the Brazilian city of Niterói is divided. As of 2000, its population was 9,654. Its name derives from the church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier and references to it can be found as early as the 17th century.
Camboinhas
Suburb
Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay, facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forming part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area.
Ponta da Galheta
- Type: Cape
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.95559° or 22° 57′ 20″ southLongitude
-43.09892° or 43° 5′ 56″ westOpen location code
589R2WV2+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8427118162OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3473677Wikidata ID
Q22049651
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta da Galheta” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta da Galheta”
- Portuguese: “Ponta da Galheta”
- Swedish: “Ponta da Galheta (udde i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro)”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jardim Imbuí and Morro Salinas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia da Barra de Piratininga and Praia do Havaizinho.
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