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Nossa Senhora da Apresentação, Natal — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Nossa Senhora da Apresentação is one of the seven bairros of the zona norte of Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte. It is named for the city's patroness.
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Where to stay in Nossa Senhora da Apresentação
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
The bairro runs to low-density housing, mostly houses and vilas with a few casarões and condomínios among them. Its main avenues are the Maranguape, das Fronteiras and Thomaz Landim, the last of which is the BR-101 Norte. Industry fills the west.
About Nossa Senhora da Apresentação
What are the main landmarks in Nossa Senhora da Apresentação?
The Distrito Industrial de Natal sits by the BR-101 Norte and holds Guararapes Confecções, which makes for Lojas Riachuelo, along with Vicunha, Três Corações and Nacional Gás. Paediatrics for the state is referred to the Hospital Pediátrico Maria Alice Fernandes. The Hospital Municipal da Mulher e Maternidade Leide Morais stands here too.
What is the history of Nossa Senhora da Apresentação?
The bairro grew in the 1980s around the Parque dos Coqueiros conjunto. A municipal law of 5 April 1993 made it a bairro in its own right, under the mayor Aldo Tinôco Filho. It honours the patroness of Natal.
Where is Nossa Senhora da Apresentação?
Nossa Senhora da Apresentação lies in the zona norte of Natal and borders only three bairros there. Igapó lies south along the ruas Ponte Nova and Irmã Vitória, Potengi along the whole avenida das Fronteiras, and Lagoa Azul from east to north by the rua Serra Negra and the railway. The BR-101 Norte runs down the western side.
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Updated October 2026