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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 |
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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. |
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| Niterói (preferred,C,V,O,Portuguese-P)
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| Nictheroy (C,V)
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| Nictheroi (C,U)
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| Vila Real da Praia Grande (C,U)
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| Villa Real da Praia Grande (H,V)
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............ | from 1819-1836 |
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Niterói (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1671 |
| city (C) |
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| suburb (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| shipyard (C) |
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| state capital (H) |
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from 1835-1894; from 1903-1975 |
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