Ilha dos Carecas
Ilha dos Carecas is an island in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Ilha dos Carecas 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 3½ km northwest of Ilha dos Carecas.
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 3½ km west of Ilha dos Carecas.
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.
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 3 km north of Ilha dos Carecas.
Ilha dos Carecas
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.9312° or 22° 55′ 52″ southLongitude
-43.1018° or 43° 6′ 7″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
589R3V9X+G7GeoNames ID
13013183
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In Other Languages
“Ilha dos Carecas” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Ilha dos Amores”
- Portuguese: “Ilha dos Carecas”
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