San Francisco Xavier Bay

San Francisco Xavier Bay is a bay in Brazil. San Francisco Xavier Bay is situated nearby to the suburb Charitas, as well as near the locality Jurujuba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Niterói Contemporary Art Museum and Jurujuba.

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 2½ km northwest of San Francisco Xavier Bay.

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.

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. Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is situated 3 km southwest of San Francisco Xavier Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charitas and Icaraí.

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.

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.

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.

San Francisco Xavier Bay

Latitude

-22.92369° or 22° 55′ 25″ south

Longitude

-43.1073° or 43° 6′ 26″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

589R3VGV+G3

GeoNames ID

11189076

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Localities in the Area

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