|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Niterói (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 22 54 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -22.9000 decimal degrees |
Long: 043 06 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -43.1000 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Located across Guanabara bay from Rio de Janeiro; name means "hidden water"; site of nation's chief shipyards; industries include food, chemical & metal processing plants; Universidade Federal Fluminense founded in 1960. |
Names: |
|
Niterói (preferred,C,V,O,Portuguese-P)
|
Nictheroy (C,V)
|
Nictheroi (C,U)
|
Vila Real da Praia Grande (C,U)
|
Villa Real da Praia Grande (H,V)
|
............ | from 1819-1836 |
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
................ |
Niterói (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
founded in 1671 |
city (C) |
|
suburb (C) |
|
industrial center (C) |
|
shipyard (C) |
|
state capital (H) |
............ |
from 1835-1894; from 1903-1975 |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|