Praia de Charitas
Praia de Charitas is a beach in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Praia de Charitas is situated nearby to the islet Ilha dos Amores, as well as near the community center Associação dos Pescadores.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja de São Francisco Xavier and Niterói Contemporary Art Museum.
Igreja de São Francisco Xavier
Church
Photo: Gabriel ugalde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja de São Francisco Xavier is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Praia de Charitas.
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 Praia de Charitas.
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 1½ km west of Praia de Charitas.
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 Praia de Charitas.
Praia de Charitas
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.92922° or 22° 55′ 45″ southLongitude
-43.1005° or 43° 6′ 2″ westOpen location code
589R3VCX+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 29339767OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ilha dos Amores and Associação dos Pescadores.
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