São Francisco is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the Brazilian city of Niterói is divided.
[2] Its name derives from the church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier (in Portuguese: São Francisco Xavier)[3] and references to it can be found as early as the 17th century.
In the 19th century, an important road existed, connecting the neighborhood of Icaraí, across the Morro do Cavalão (Big Horse Hill), to Charitas and then across the Morro da Viração (Viração Hill) to Piratininga, on the Ocean shore (note that Icaraí, São Francisco and Charitas have their shores on the Guanabara Bay).
The São Francisco waterfront is famous for its concentration of bars, restaurants and night clubs, being the beating heart of Niterói's nightlife.
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