Niterói
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Niteróiis a municipality
in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region
of Brazil
. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants (2010) and an area of 129.375 km (80.39 mi) ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. The city has the nicknames of Niquiti and the Smile City. Studies by the Getulio Vargas Foundation in June 2011 classified Niterói as the richest city of Brazil, owning 30.7% of the population included in class A. Considering the classes A and B, Niterói also appears in the first place, with 42.9% of the population entered in these classes. The word "Niterói" comes from the Tupi language and means water that hides.
This city was founded on November 22, 1573 by the Tupi Amerindian
chief Araribóia
(who later was converted to Roman Catholicism and given the Christian
name of Martim Afonso, after the Portuguese explorer Martim Afonso de Sousa
). It makes Niteroi the only Brazilian city to have been founded by a non-Christian, non-assimilated Brazilian Amerindian.
The Brazilian Niterói class of naval frigates
is named after the city.
settlers from Rio de Janeiro in 1567 by Estácio de Sá
(the so-called France Antarctique
episode), the Portuguese
crown began noticing that the bay of Rio de Janeiro
would make a strategic scale for the Atlantic route of ships from Portugal
to its colonies in Africa
and Asia
, as well an important advanced bridgehead for the defense of South Brazil. Fortresses were built and an alliance was formed with nearby native Tupi-Guarani tribes to defend the settlement against other Europe
an invaders.
Araribóia, the chief of one of these allied tribes - the Temininós - requested from the Portuguese General-Governor of Brazil, Mem de Sá
, a tract of land; his request was granted, and he was rewarded with the region called "Banda D'Além" (the land beyond), in the eastern side of the bay, from River Marui to the Red Barriers between Gragoata and Boa Viagem beaches. This area corresponded to what is nowadays the northwestern part of the county of Niterói, which includes the central and northern zones of its urban area. There, in the "Land Beyond", Araribóia founded the Village of Saint Lawrence of the Indians (in Portuguese
, Vila de São Lourenço dos Índios), the embryo for the future city of Niterói, a Tupi name that means "Hidden Waters".
The village was visited by the king of Portugal, John VI
, in 1816, who also decreed its emancipation from Rio de Janeiro
on May 10, 1819 and gave the new-created county a new name, Vila Real da Praia Grande (Royal Village of Long Beach).
In 1834, the city of Rio de Janeiro, capital of the newly established Empire of Brazil, was detached from the rest of the province of Rio de Janeiro
; Vila Real da Praia Grande was then chosen as the new capital of that province, while the city of Rio de Janeiro itself was converted into a neutral county, following the Ato Adicional
. Niteroi served the function of capital till the year of 1975 - except for the period between 1894 and 1903 when it was temporarily transferred to the city of Petrópolis
).
Vila Real da Praia Grande was officially renamed to Niterói on March 6, 1835 after the Tupi Nictheroy (hidden waters). This old spelling persisted until the mid-20th century, when the current spelling - Niterói - was adopted.
In 1890, the Brazilian provinces began being called states and the neutral county (Rio de Janeiro city) had its status changed to Federal District (or simply DF, the Brazilian acronym for Distrito Federal). Following the transference of Brazil's capital to Brasilia DF
in 1960, the city of Rio de Janeiro was made into a small, one-county state, named state of Guanabara. This state was finally absorbed by the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975; since then, Niteroi lost its condition of the state's capital in favor of the city of Rio de Janeiro
.
A circus fire
in the city killed 323 people in December, 17 1961; the fire was later found to have been deliberately set by disgruntled circus employees.
On April 8, 2010; the mudslide triggered due to heavy rainfall cost at least 200 lives. At least 11,000 people were forced to flee homes due to further mudslides.
See more information about Niterói History on http://www.soumaisniteroi.com.br/historia.html
By the time of its emancipation, the urban area of Niteroi corresponded to its central zone and São Domingos only. The south zone - Icarai, Santa Rosa, Vital Brazil - began being urbanized in 1841, when the Santa Rosa farm was divided into estates, while Jurujuba evolved from an old fishermen colony. São Francisco and Charitas, sites named after the Catholic Church built in honor to Saint Francis by the Jurujuba cove, remained sparsely populated till about 1940. As for the northern zone of Niteroi, its urbanization began in the late 19th century, when a tramway
was inaugurated, allowing the expansion of the city to north and northeast, as well boosting the urban growth of the neighbour county of São Gonçalo do Amarante
.
The realm of Itaipu - a former vast zone of farming lands and forests west to Niteroi - was annexed to the county in 1943. It has lost its countryside traits and its urban population has grown fast since the late 1960s.
In the early 20th century, Niteroi started its industrialization boom.
Niteroi is a modern city, with modern buildings and four main shopping mall
s. Its economy is centered on its trading and commerce services, like imobiliary corporations, graphic design
, web design
and publicity
.
It also hosts industries of food
(especially seafood), clothes, caldle, marine objects
; its negative point is that its transports depend on a small port
and scarce options of roads, if compared to Rio de Janeiro.
The city is located 25 minutes away from Rio de Janeiro's downtown region. Niteroi boasts the title of second richest city in the state, after Rio.
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
, the city's main landmark
, was designed by the famous Brazil
ian modernist architect
Oscar Niemeyer
. The landscape of the central urban area of the city is dominated by a high cylindric building though, the Niterói Tower, that hosts different professional offices and belongs to the Niterói Shopping Mall.
Niteroi has other three big shopping malls besides the Niterói Shopping Mall: the Plaza Shopping
, the Itaipu Multi Center and the Baymarket. This last one occupies the former area of the Sandiz department store, demolished in the mid-1990s.
Niteroi is 14 km (8.7 mi) distant from Rio de Janeiro city, to which it is linked by the Rio-Niterói bridge
and two ferry-boat services. The quality of life in Niteroi is considered one of the best (3rd place) among 5,600 Brazilian cities, according to UN
indexes.
, one of the most important research centers in Brazil
. It does have other colleges such as ISE La Salle and Candido Mendes
University.
Catholic schools, mainly La Salle Institute and São Vicente de Paulo, are the most traditional elementary and high schools of the city. Other important schools are Pedro II, Assunção, Gay Lussac, the Salesian High School, ETE - Henrique Lage (a.k.a. Faetec), pH, MV1, Colégio M3 and Oswaldo Cruz Institute.
Niterói has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) and best level of literacy in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Current mayor of Niterói is Jorge Roberto Silveira
of the Democratic Labour Party
was elected in 2008 for a four-year term.
From 1943 to the late 1970s, the county of Niteroi comprised two districts only: the district of Niteroi (original area) and the district of Itaipu (acquired in 1943), which barely had an urban continuity or even proper road links to each other and were considered apart areas. The fractioning of Itaipu's farms into real estates as well its imobiliary boom after the building of the Rio-Niterói's bridge demanded a better integration between the two sides of the county which led to the improving of the roads and urban facilities and a reformation on the make up of Niteroi's administrative division. The county was reorganised into five districts. In the early 1990s, the administrative division of Niterói was altered once again, being the county now divided into twelve administrative, further subdivided into 48 neighborhoods.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region
Southeast Region, Brazil
The Southeast Region of Brazil is composed by the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is the richest region of the country, responsible for approximately 60% of the Brazilian GDP. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais are three richest states of Brazil,...
of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants (2010) and an area of 129.375 km (80.39 mi) ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. The city has the nicknames of Niquiti and the Smile City. Studies by the Getulio Vargas Foundation in June 2011 classified Niterói as the richest city of Brazil, owning 30.7% of the population included in class A. Considering the classes A and B, Niterói also appears in the first place, with 42.9% of the population entered in these classes. The word "Niterói" comes from the Tupi language and means water that hides.
This city was founded on November 22, 1573 by the Tupi Amerindian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
chief Araribóia
Araribóia
Araribóia is the founder of the city of Niterói, in Brazil. In Tupi, his name means "ferocious snake".He was the leader of the Temiminó tribe, which inhabited the territory of the present Espírito Santo state and came to Rio de Janeiro in 1564 AD, with Estácio de Sá's fleet...
(who later was converted to Roman Catholicism and given the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
name of Martim Afonso, after the Portuguese explorer Martim Afonso de Sousa
Martim Afonso de Sousa
Martim Afonso de Sousa was a Portuguese fidalgo and explorer.Born in Vila Viçosa, he was commander of the first official Portuguese expedition into mainland Brazil...
). It makes Niteroi the only Brazilian city to have been founded by a non-Christian, non-assimilated Brazilian Amerindian.
The Brazilian Niterói class of naval frigates
Niteroi class frigate
- History :The Niterói Class Frigates were designed and built by the British shipyard Vosper Thornycroft in the 1970's. These ships were designated Mk 10 by Vosper Thornycroft and are the largest of a series of ships built by that shipyard for both foreign buyers and the Royal Navy, also known as...
is named after the city.
History
Following the expulsion of FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
settlers from Rio de Janeiro in 1567 by Estácio de Sá
Estácio de Sá
Estácio de Sá was a Portuguese soldier and officer who came to Brazil on orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon , who had established themselves in 1555 at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in the episode which became known...
(the so-called France Antarctique
France Antarctique
France Antarctique was a French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which existed between 1555 and 1567, and had control over the coast from Rio de Janeiro to Cabo Frio...
episode), the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
crown began noticing that the bay of Rio de Janeiro
Guanabara Bay
Guanabara Bay is an oceanic bay located in southeastern Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On its western shore lies the city of Rio de Janeiro, and on its eastern shore the cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo. Four other municipalities surround the bay's shores...
would make a strategic scale for the Atlantic route of ships from Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
to its colonies in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, as well an important advanced bridgehead for the defense of South Brazil. Fortresses were built and an alliance was formed with nearby native Tupi-Guarani tribes to defend the settlement against other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an invaders.
Araribóia, the chief of one of these allied tribes - the Temininós - requested from the Portuguese General-Governor of Brazil, Mem de Sá
Mem de Sá
Mem de Sá was a Governor-General of Brazil from 1557-1572.He was born in Coimbra, Portugal, around 1500, the year of discovery of Brazil by a naval fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral....
, a tract of land; his request was granted, and he was rewarded with the region called "Banda D'Além" (the land beyond), in the eastern side of the bay, from River Marui to the Red Barriers between Gragoata and Boa Viagem beaches. This area corresponded to what is nowadays the northwestern part of the county of Niterói, which includes the central and northern zones of its urban area. There, in the "Land Beyond", Araribóia founded the Village of Saint Lawrence of the Indians (in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Vila de São Lourenço dos Índios), the embryo for the future city of Niterói, a Tupi name that means "Hidden Waters".
The village was visited by the king of Portugal, John VI
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...
, in 1816, who also decreed its emancipation from Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
on May 10, 1819 and gave the new-created county a new name, Vila Real da Praia Grande (Royal Village of Long Beach).
In 1834, the city of Rio de Janeiro, capital of the newly established Empire of Brazil, was detached from the rest of the province of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
; Vila Real da Praia Grande was then chosen as the new capital of that province, while the city of Rio de Janeiro itself was converted into a neutral county, following the Ato Adicional
Ato Adicional
The Ato Adicional was an amendment to the Brazilian Constitution of 1824, passed on August 12, 1834. The amendment moderated certain authoritarian aspects of the original constitution and enhanced the autonomy of the provinces....
. Niteroi served the function of capital till the year of 1975 - except for the period between 1894 and 1903 when it was temporarily transferred to the city of Petrópolis
Petrópolis
Petrópolis , also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 65 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro....
).
Vila Real da Praia Grande was officially renamed to Niterói on March 6, 1835 after the Tupi Nictheroy (hidden waters). This old spelling persisted until the mid-20th century, when the current spelling - Niterói - was adopted.
In 1890, the Brazilian provinces began being called states and the neutral county (Rio de Janeiro city) had its status changed to Federal District (or simply DF, the Brazilian acronym for Distrito Federal). Following the transference of Brazil's capital to Brasilia DF
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
in 1960, the city of Rio de Janeiro was made into a small, one-county state, named state of Guanabara. This state was finally absorbed by the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975; since then, Niteroi lost its condition of the state's capital in favor of the city of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
.
A circus fire
Niterói circus fire
The Niterói circus fire was a fire disaster which occurred on December 17, 1961 in the city of Niterói, Brazil. A fire in the tent housing a sold-out performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano caused more than 500 deaths ; it was later proven to be caused by arson...
in the city killed 323 people in December, 17 1961; the fire was later found to have been deliberately set by disgruntled circus employees.
On April 8, 2010; the mudslide triggered due to heavy rainfall cost at least 200 lives. At least 11,000 people were forced to flee homes due to further mudslides.
See more information about Niterói History on http://www.soumaisniteroi.com.br/historia.html
Growth
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
was inaugurated, allowing the expansion of the city to north and northeast, as well boosting the urban growth of the neighbour county of São Gonçalo do Amarante
São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte
São Gonçalo do Amarante is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.São Gonçalo do Amarante-Natal International Airport, the new airport to serve the metropolitan area of Natal, scheduled to open in 2014, is presently under construction in the...
.
The realm of Itaipu - a former vast zone of farming lands and forests west to Niteroi - was annexed to the county in 1943. It has lost its countryside traits and its urban population has grown fast since the late 1960s.
In the early 20th century, Niteroi started its industrialization boom.
Economy
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
s. Its economy is centered on its trading and commerce services, like imobiliary corporations, graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, web design
Web design
Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
and publicity
Publicity
Publicity is the deliberate attempt to manage the public's perception of a subject. The subjects of publicity include people , goods and services, organizations of all kinds, and works of art or entertainment.From a marketing perspective, publicity is one component of promotion which is one...
.
It also hosts industries of food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
(especially seafood), clothes, caldle, marine objects
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
; its negative point is that its transports depend on a small port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
and scarce options of roads, if compared to Rio de Janeiro.
The city is located 25 minutes away from Rio de Janeiro's downtown region. Niteroi boasts the title of second richest city in the state, after Rio.
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
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...
, the city's main landmark
Landmark
This is a list of landmarks around the world.Landmarks may be split into two categories - natural phenomena and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares and so forth...
, was designed by the famous Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian modernist architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture...
. The landscape of the central urban area of the city is dominated by a high cylindric building though, the Niterói Tower, that hosts different professional offices and belongs to the Niterói Shopping Mall.
Niteroi has other three big shopping malls besides the Niterói Shopping Mall: the Plaza Shopping
Plaza Shopping
Plaza Shopping is a shopping mall located in Niterói, Brazil. It was inaugurated in October 1986. There are 305 stores there....
, the Itaipu Multi Center and the Baymarket. This last one occupies the former area of the Sandiz department store, demolished in the mid-1990s.
Demographics
Rio-Niterói Bridge
President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio-Niteroi Bridge, is a box girder bridge located at Guanabara Bay, in the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and the municipality of Niterói. It is currently the longest prestressed concrete bridge in...
and two ferry-boat services. The quality of life in Niteroi is considered one of the best (3rd place) among 5,600 Brazilian cities, according to UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
indexes.
Education
Niteroi is the seat of the Fluminense Federal UniversityFluminense Federal University
- Introduction :The Fluminense Federal University is one of the four federally funded public universities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
, one of the most important research centers in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It does have other colleges such as ISE La Salle and Candido Mendes
Cândido Mendes
Cândido Mendes is a Brazilian city and municipality in the state of Maranhão. Its population in 2004 was 19,405....
University.
Catholic schools, mainly La Salle Institute and São Vicente de Paulo, are the most traditional elementary and high schools of the city. Other important schools are Pedro II, Assunção, Gay Lussac, the Salesian High School, ETE - Henrique Lage (a.k.a. Faetec), pH, MV1, Colégio M3 and Oswaldo Cruz Institute.
Niterói has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) and best level of literacy in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Politics
Jorge Roberto Silveira
Jorge Roberto Saad Silveira is a Brazilian politician.He was elected three times Mayor of the city of Niterói, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by the Democratic Labour Party.-References:...
of the Democratic Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
The Democratic Labour Party is a populist, democratic socialist political party of Brazil. It was founded in 1979 by left-wing leader Leonel Brizola as an attempt to reorganize the Brazilian leftist forces during the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship...
was elected in 2008 for a four-year term.
Administrative divisions
- Badu
- BaldeadorBaldeadorBaldeador is one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the northern zone of the city, bordering the municipality of São Gonçalo. Its name derives from the Portuguese word for railway junction....
- BarretoBarreto (Niterói)Barreto is a middian-class neighborhood in the northern zone Niterói, bordering the municipality of São Gonçalo and by the coast of Guanabara Bay. It was built along the way of Niterói-Manilha road....
- Boa Viagem
- Cachoeiras
- Cafubá
- CamboinhasCamboinhasCamboinhas is one of the 48 neighborhoods into which the city of Niterói, in Brazil, is divided.The name originated in a marine accident in the 1950s. In that decade, a ship called Camboinhas grounded on the beach.A Brazilian Navy's corvette named "Angostura" was sent to save the ship, but...
- Cantagalo
- CaramujoCaramujoCaramujo is a low-class neighborhood in the northern zone of Niterói, Brazil. The word caramujo in Portuguese language means snail....
- Centro
- CharitasCharitasCharitas 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...
- Cubango
- EngenhocaEngenhocaEngenhoca is one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the northern zone of the city, bordering the municipality of São Gonçalo. Its name derives from a Portuguese slang for odd engine....
- Engenho do Mato
- Fátima
- Fonseca
- GragoatáGragoatáGragoatá 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....
- IcaraíIcaraíIcaraí is the name of a beach and its surrounding neighborhood in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The word Icarahy, in the ancient Tupi language, is composed of i and carahy ....
- Ilha da ConceiçãoIlha da ConceiçãoIlha da Conceição is an island and one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the northern zone of the city, in the Guanabara Bay....
- IngáIngáIngá is one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the southern zone of the city, in coast of the Guanabara Bay. The Tupi name ingá is a Brazilian native tree....
- ItacoatiaraItacoatiaraItacoatiara is one of the 48 official neighborhoods into which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided.- Beach :Itacoatiara beach is located about 30 minutes east of downtown Niterói by car, or one hour by bus....
- ItaipuItaipu (Niterói)Itaipu is a neighbourhood of the city of Niterói, which is located at the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at the Oceanic Region of Niterói, which means that its beach is outside the Guanabara Bay....
- Ititioca
- Jacaré
- JurujubaJurujubaJurujuba is a promontory and one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the Guanabara Bay....
- Largo da Batalha
- Maceió
- Maria Paula
- Matapaca
- Morro do EstadoMorro do EstadoMorro do Estado is a hill and one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the southern zone of the city, neighboring Ingá and Icaraí. The hill shelters a very poor, often violent favela ....
- Muriqui
- Pé Pequeno
- Piratininga
- Ponta d'Areia
- Rio do Ouro
- Santa Bárbara
- Santana
- Santa Rosa
- São Domingos
- São Francisco
- São Lourenço
- SapêSapeSape is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- Tenente Jardim
- Várzea das Moças
- Viçoso Jardim
- Vila Progresso
- ViradouroViradouroViradouro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 17,435 and the area is 219.76 km². The elevation is 528 m....
- Vital Brazil
Notable people from Niterói
- Adriano NasalAdriano NasalAdriano "Nasal" Pereira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Brazilian Top Team, and is currently a full time instructor at BTT Long Beach, California, US.-Biography:...
– professional mixed martial artist - Alex Rodrigo Dias da CostaAlex Rodrigo Dias da CostaAlex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea FC and the Brazil national team. His nickname is "Vinny" amongst fans for his close similarities to actor Vin Diesel....
– footballer - André MarquesAndré Marques (actor)André Marques is a Brazilian actor, TV host and entertainer.As actor, his first important role on TV was the high school student Mocotó in the soap opera Malhação....
– TV show host, entertainer - Arthur MaiaArthur MaiaArthur Maia is a Brazilian composer and musician. Considered one of the best bass players in the world, by professional critics, Maia have played with many famous artists, such as Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Marisa Monte, Lulu Santos and Ney Matogrosso...
– musician (bass playerBass PlayerBass player can refer to:*Bass Player , an album by Rhombus*Bass Player , a magazine for bassists*Bassist, or bass player, a musician who plays the bass guitar...
) - Baby ConsueloBaby ConsueloBaby Consuelo is a Brazilian performer, singer and composer....
– singer - Bart Rabelo – musician & writer
- Benjamin Constant – politician
- Black Alien – rapper
- Bruno Beltrão – choreographer
- Daniel Lins CortêsDaniel Lins CortêsDaniel Lins Côrtes , nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian-born New Zealand football player who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:...
– footballerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball... - Dedé SantanaDedé SantanaManfried Sant'Anna , known artistically as Dedé Santana, is a Brazilian comedian, best known for his role in the television series Os Trapalhões, where he was one of the four protagonists.-Short bio:...
– comedian - EdmundoEdmundoEdmundo Alves de Souza Neto , better known simply as Edmundo, is a retired Brazilian footballer.Edmundo played for Brazil at the 1998 World Cup. For Palmeiras, he won the Campeonato Brasileiro in the beginning of the Nineties. For Vasco da Gama he won 1997's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, scoring...
– footballerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball... - Fernanda KellerFernanda KellerFernanda Keller is a professional triathlete from Brazil who was the first Brazilian woman to compete in the Ironman Triathlon World Championships....
– triathlete, iron-man winner - Fernanda Young – writer, TV entertainer, actress
- Francisco Frias – guitarist, composer, also known in Niteroi as Bolinha
- GérsonGérsonGérson de Oliveira Nunes, generally known as Gérson [], , nickname Canhotinha de ouro is an association footballer. He won numerous national trophies with the club sides of Flamego, Botafogo, São Paulo and Fluminense...
– footballer - Gustavo Beaklini – harpist
- Isaac Bardavid – actor and dubber
- Juliana PaesJuliana PaesJuliana Couto Paes is a Brazilian actress and former playboy model. She became nationally-known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.-Biography:...
– actress and model - LeonardoLeonardo AraújoLeonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known as Leonardo , is a football manager and a former midfielder. He is currently active as director of football of French club Paris Saint-Germain....
– Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Manager. - Marcello Antony – actor
- Marcelo FerreiraMarcelo FerreiraMarcelo Ferreira is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael...
– athlete (sailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
), Olympic medallist - Murilo BenícioMurilo BenícioMurilo Benício Ribeiro is a Brazilian actor, best known for his film roles in Woman On Top with Penélope Cruz and Amores Possíveis which won the Jury Award for Latin American Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival, and his television roles in O Clone and América.- Career :Benicio's television roles...
– actor - Mylena Ciribelli – journalist
- Raica OliveiraRaica OliveiraRaica Oliveira is a Brazilian model known for her work with numerous companies, including Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue, Chanel, Lancome, Victoria's Secret, Pepe Jeans, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, JLO, H&M, Elle, Marie Claire, TNG, Ann Taylor and XOXO...
– top model - Ricardo AronaRicardo AronaRicardo Arona is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and is a member of Brazilian Top Team.-Abu Dhabi and RINGS:...
– fighter - Sérgio MendesSergio MendesSérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
– musician, songwriter - Torben GraelTorben GraelTorben Schmidt Grael is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at five years old on the sailboat Aileen, of the extinct 6 meter class, which was the boat used by the silver medal winning...
and Lars GraelLars GraelLars Schmidt Grael is a former sailor and Brazilian politician. His brother, Torben Grael, is also a sailor....
– athletes (sailing), Olympic medallists - Dr Cesar Nahoum – famous doctor
External links
- Niterói Tourism Oficial Web Site
- A guide to the city of Niterói
- Satellite picture by Google Maps
- Gymnastic formation squadron of Niteroi, Nov. 2009
- Amo Niterói - All about Niterói city.