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Camboinhas

Camboinhas 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 grounded during her attempts to tow "Camboinhas" out of the beach.

Located at -22.9638, -43.0489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Charitas

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. The name of the neighborhood derives from the Latin word caritas, meaning charity, which is inscribed on the church's door.

Located at -22.928, -43.0952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Icaraí

Icaraí 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 (water) and carahy (blessed). Icaraí is a residential district of Niteroi. It has many trees, where it's located on the Campo de São Bento. Sports are practiced on the beach, including volleyball, beach football, and walking.

Located at -22.9072, -43.1102 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) 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. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects, the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 metres with three floors.

Located at -22.9079, -43.1259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Modernist architecture in Brazil, Buildings and structures completed in 1996, Art museums and galleries in Brazil, Oscar Niemeyer buildings, Art museums established in 1996, 1996 establishments in Brazil, Museums in Rio de Janiero (state), Niterói

Jurujuba

Jurujuba 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.

Located at -22.9333, -43.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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RMS Magdalena (1948)

Magdalena was a 17,547 gross register tonnage (GRT) refrigerated cargo liner that was built in 1948 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom for the Royal Mail Lines. Launched on 11 May 1948, she was the third-largest ship being built in a British shipyard at that particular point in time. Built as a replacement for a ship lost during the Second World War, she was to serve on the United Kingdom – South America route.

Located at -22.9514, -43.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1948 ships, Ships built in Belfast, Cargo liners, Steamships of the United Kingdom, Merchant ships of the United Kingdom, Maritime incidents in 1949, Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, Shipwrecks of Brazil