at a glance

when monteiro died years later, his widow donated the lands to jesuit priests, who were starting to arrive in the colony during that time, in a move which would earn them a great deal of power and influence in brazil.

the area of curral falso went on to become one of the prime hubs within the santa cruz neighborhood - today it still remains relevant in that role. it contains the important cesarão square, an intersection of the main avenues of the entire west region.

cesário de melo avenue comes from the east, and links santa cruz to the central areas of rio. rua visconde de sepetiba runs all the way to the west coast, in fact finishing the line formed by cesário de melo avenue - felipe cardoso street goes to the north, and estrada da pedra to the south - this last venue includes an important bus station, located within the curral falso region.