Santo Cristo is a neighborhood in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil. The neighbourhood is named after the

Catholic church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

''Santo Cristo dos Milagres'' ("Holy Christ of Miracles") situated in the port area.

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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub