São Francisco
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.- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Niterói
- Also known as: “São Francisco, Niterói”
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. Estádio Caio Martins is situated 3 km northwest of São Francisco.
Acadêmicos do Cubango
Community center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
Acadêmicos do Cubango is a community center, which is situated 3½ km north of São Francisco.
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. Jurujuba is situated 3½ km southwest of São Francisco.
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. Icaraí is situated 2½ km northwest of São Francisco.
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 3½ km north of São Francisco.
São Francisco
- Categories: neighborhood of Brazil and locality
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.9181° or 22° 55′ 5″ southLongitude
-43.0864° or 43° 5′ 11″ westOpen location code
589R3WJ7+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 336143976OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7215080
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bishnupriya to Portuguese—“São Francisco” goes by many names.
- Bishnupriya: “সাও ফ্রান্সিসকো”
- Portuguese: “São Francisco”
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