at a glance

Close by in the vicinity is the municipal school Alfredo Cesário Alvim. There are also two cultural heritage artifacts in the region: a gazebo and a water spring, which retains its original cast iron décor, and is thought to have been used to quench the thirst of horses. Older residents of the region believe the name of the neighborhood to derive from the crystalline appearance of the water that flowed from these springs.

A square situated in the Rio da Prata sub-neighborhood serves as an intersection of several important roads. Estrada do Viegas, or 'Viegas Road', runs to the north, eventually connecting with the Avenida Santa Cruz, or 'Santa Cruz Avenue', in the Bangu neighborhood.

Caminho Morro dos Caboclos, or 'Mestizos Hill Walk', goes south and crosses the Pedra Branca, 'White Stone', ridge. Estrada do Cabuçu, or 'Cabuçu Road' goes to the west, eventually reaching the center of Campo Grande. Rua da Batalha, which translates as 'Battle Road', goes east before splitting into three avenues which grant access to different parts of the nearby Pedra Branca ridge.