| LC control no. | n 81026822 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Niterói (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Brazil--Niterói (Rio de Janeiro) |
| Variant(s) | Nictheroy (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Nictheroi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Nitherohi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Nyteroi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Nicteroi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Nitherohy (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| See also | Vila Real da Praia Grande (Brazil) |
| Special note | Prefeitura refers to the entire municipal govt. administration and is not a subordinate corporate entity. |
| Found in | BGN gaz., Brazil (Niterói; 5 others listed) Fórum de Ciência, Tecnologia e Desenvolvimento de Niterói, 1993: t.p. (Prefeitura Municipal de Niterói) Imperial fabrica de cigarros, 1871 (Imperial cidade de Nitherohy) Wikipedia WWW site, May 24, 2007 (Niterói, city in Brazil, in state of Rio de Janeiro, f. Nov. 22, 1573, as village São Lourenço dos Índios; renamed Vila Real da Praia Grande, 1819; renamed Niterói, Mar. 6, 1835, after Tupi word nictheroy ("hidden waters") and elevated to city status; capital of Rio de Janeiro State, 1834-1894 and 1903-1975) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 22°53ʹ00ʺS 043°06ʹ13ʺW) |
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