Jurujuba
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niterói Contemporary Art Museum and Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.
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 3 km north of Jurujuba.
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 2 km west of Jurujuba.
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: brisa da madrugada, CC BY 2.0.
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz Lighthouse is situated 2 km west of Jurujuba.
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. São Francisco is situated 3½ km northeast of Jurujuba.
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 3½ km north of Jurujuba.
Jurujuba
- Type: Pitch
- Description: human settlement in Brazil
- Categories: neighborhood, recreation area, football, and sports location
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.93332° or 22° 55′ 60″ southLongitude
-43.11477° or 43° 6′ 53″ westOpen location code
589R3V8P+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 336170062OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccerWikidata ID
Q6315432
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Jurujuba” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jurujuba”
- Portuguese: “Jurujuba”
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