By willdias on Skatehive
Niterói begins in 1573, when Governor Estácio de Sá presented to the indigenous chief of the Temiminós, Arariboia, lands to the right of the entrance of the Guanabara Bay. Years later, it was elevated to the condition of a Royal Village. And, in 1834, it became the capital of the state itself. What is the origin of the name Niterói? Translated from the Tupi language, it means "Hidden Water", through the junction of y (water) and terõi (hidden). This way, the year 1834 was also inscribed on Niterói's flag. In the 16th century, when the first European explorers arrived in the Guanabara Bay region, it was inhabited by the Tupi tribe of Tamoios, also called Tupinambás. They called the region now occupied by the city of Rio de Janeiro "Niterói". that is, Niteroi was a completely indigenous place. already the construction of the jk square was started in the second half of the 20th century, as a tribute to President Juscelino Kubitschek. Made to symbolize the futuristic majesty of the JK gove