Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro

The Santa Cruz Estate is a former imperial country retreat in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Originally a Jesuit estate and convent dating from 1570, it became a residence of the Portuguese viceroys in Brazil at the end of the 18th century. When King John VI and the royal family moved the court to Brazil in 1808, the palace became a royal residence. After the King's return to Portugal, the Prince Regent Pedro I continued to use the palace. Upon his marriage to Princess Leopoldina in 1818, they spent their honeymoon in the palace. The estate became one of the imperial palaces with the independence of Brazil in 1822. Emperor Pedro II later used the palace as a summer residence. Following proclamation of a republic in 1889, the palace was converted to a military school. It has continued to function as an academy to the present.

Jesuítas is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. The name derives from the Society of Jesus for a missionary presence they had.

Paciência is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the inauguration in 1878 of the Campo Grande station of the Brazilian Central Railway made it easier to reach the center of the city quickly, the area, including the nearby neighbourhood of Paciência, began to develop rapidly; later Paciência got its own station. The neighbourhood is also near Santa Cruz and Sepetiba. There are around 85.000 inhabitants. There are 25 elementary and high schools.

The Guandu-Mirim River is in the state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil.

Manguariba is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood.

Cosmos is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pedra de Guaratiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pedra de Guaratiba is in the administrative region of Guaratiba. It has a population of 9488 people within a territory of 363,69 hectares. It is a residential zone bordering the Bay of Sepetiba. The Bay of Sepetiba is an area of commercial fishing. The town contains an Area of Environmental Protection (Forest of Casqueiro) in which the flora and fauna is of the Tropical Alanatic Forest (Mata Alantica). The population has grown in recent years principally after the work carried out on the beach and waterfront. Several shows occur in the town including New Year and Carnival, organised by the local district council. The town also includes several renowned restaurants including Cândido's, Amendoeira and 476 famous for its sea food. The town also is the site of the Church of Our Lady of Desterro constructed in 1626 and the 3rd oldest church in Rio de Janeiro. The town was to be the site of the Popes World Youth Day Field of Faith Mass but after extensive work and considerable cost it was moved at the last moment to Copacabana beach due to the heavy rains in Pedra de Guaratiba.

The Cabuçu River is a river situated in South Eastern Brazil within the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Inhoaíba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Piraquê River is a river of the Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.

The West Zone State University (Portuguese: Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste, UEZO) is a public university of the State of Rio de Janeiro, legally created in 2002 and inaugurated in 2005. The university was created with the purpose of meeting the demand of students from the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, and municipalities such as Itaguaí and Nova Iguaçu, and expanding the technological and economic development of such regions.

Campo Lindo (Beautiful Field, in English) is a neighborhood of Seropédica, Brazil. The road BR-465 passes at proximity, and the Guandu river flows near.