Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra

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Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra

Museum

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Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is a fort located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Tamandaré da Laje Fort

Castle

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Tamandaré da Laje Fort is a castle, which is situated 1½ km west of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Places in the Area

Gragoatá

Suburb

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Gragoatá is one of the 48 administrative districts in the city Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the Guanabara Bay. It holds the main campus of the Fluminense Federal University. Gragoatá is situated 4 km north of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Urca

Suburb

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Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older. Urca is situated 4 km southwest of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Charitas

Suburb

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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 4 km east of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra

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