Morro da União

Morro da União is a hill in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro and has an elevation of 24 metres. Morro da União is situated nearby to the suburb Maceió, as well as near São Francisco.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acadêmicos do Cubango and Estádio Caio Martins.

Acadêmicos do Cubango

Community center

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Acadêmicos do Cubango is a community center, which is situated 3 km northwest of Morro da União.

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. Estádio Caio Martins is situated 3½ km west of Morro da União.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Francisco and Cubango.

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.

Cubango

Suburb

Photo: Marlon.ney, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cubango is a neighborhood located in the northwest of the city Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is famous for hosting the samba school Acadêmicos do Cubango that competes in the Rio Carnival. Cubango is situated 3 km northwest of Morro da União.

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. Charitas is situated 3 km southwest of Morro da União.

Morro da União

Type: Hill with an elevation of 24 metres
Also known as: “Morro da Uniao”
Category: landform
Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.9096° or 22° 54′ 35″ south

Longitude

-43.0733° or 43° 4′ 24″ west

Elevation

24 metres (79 feet)

Open location code

589R3WRG+5M

GeoNames ID

13013195

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In Other Languages

“Morro da União” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Morro da União”

Localities in the Area

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