Engenhoca | |
Settlement Type: | Administrative district |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio de Janeiro |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Niterói |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Engenhoca |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Engenhoca is one of the 48 administrative districts in which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided. It lies in the northern zone of the city, bordering the municipality of São Gonçalo. Its name derives from a Portuguese slang for odd engine.