Niterói

Niterói is the former capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil. Nicknamed "The Smile City", "NKT" and "Nikiti", it is just a short ferry ride from downtown Rio across Guanabara Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio Caio Martins and Acadêmicos do Cubango.

Estádio Caio Martins

Sports venue

Estádio Caio Martins, sometimes called Estádio Mestre Ziza, is a football stadium in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The stadium holds 12,000 people.

Acadêmicos do Cubango

Community center

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.

Acadêmicos do Cubango is a community center.

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Phx de, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum 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. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is situated 4½ km west of Niterói.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Francisco and Charitas.

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.

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.

Niterói

Also known as: “Niteroi”
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.9172° or 22° 55′ 2″ south

Longitude

-43.0839° or 43° 5′ 2″ west

Population

487,000

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

589R3WM8+4C

GeoNames ID

6322041

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Spanish—“Niterói” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Niterói”
Spanish: “Niterói”

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