Charitas

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

In the 18th century, a landowner donated to the Saint Joseph Seminar, in Rio de Janeiro, the piece of land that came to be the Jurujuba Farm and upon which a mansion, known as Casarão (big house) was built.

The hospital's function was to isolate the sick people that came with the ships that docked in Rio de Janeiro's harbor.

Later, the hospital was turned into a safe house to receive children that had been infected with tuberculosis known as Preventório, after which the local beach came to be known.

Its territory is located in the São Francisco Ensenada, which is the land comprised between the Viração Hill and the shore.