Grande Niterói (Greater Niterói) is a region of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The region is also known as Leste Metropolitano (Metropolitan East) and Leste Fluminense (Rio East).

Cities

Other destinations

Niterói city center, entrance to the region of Grande Niterói.
  • 🌍 Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Macacu (The Macacu river basin, a large hydrographic basin in the municipality of Cachoeiras de Macacu)
  • 🌍 Bacia do Guapiaçu (The hydrographic basin where the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve is located, in Cachoeiras de Macacu)
  • 🌍 Parque Estadual dos Três Picos (A state park in the north of Cachoeiras de Macacu)
  • 🌍 Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca (A state park on the Tiririca mountain range, between the municipalities of Niterói and Maricá)

Understand

The Grande Niterói region is the portion of the metropolis of Rio polarized by Niterói. It is a relatively isolated part of the periphery of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, physically separated from the capital by Guanabara Bay. Its urban area has grown east of the metropolitan core from the downtown area of Niterói towards Rio Bonito (by the BR-101 highway), Cachoeiras de Macacu (by the RJ-116 highway) and Maricá (by the RJ-106 highway), especially after the construction of the Rio-Niterói Bridge. The region includes the municipalities of Niterói, São Gonçalo, Itaboraí, Tanguá, Rio Bonito, Cachoeiras de Macacu and Maricá.

Get in

Since the two main airports in the state of Rio de Janeiro are Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG IATA).  and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU IATA). , and the main long-distance bus station (served by buses that come from outside the metro area of Rio de Janeiro) is Rodoviária Novo Rio. , it is probable that one arrives in Grande Rio through the state capital. To those who enter the metropolitan area through the Central Zone, it is available, in the Rio de Janeiro's downtown area, many urban public transport lines that connect directly the metropolitan core to the 7 municipalities of Grande Niterói.

However, the Rodoviária Roberto Silveira. , in the Niterói city center, is also an important long-distance bus station, through which some visitors coming from cities outside the Rio's metropolitan area can arrive directly in the Leste Metropolitano (Grande Niterói) sub-region of the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro.

Get around

See

Environmental interest

  • Parque da Cidade de Niterói (Niteroi City Park)
  • Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca (Serra da Tiririca State Park)
  • Área de Proteção Ambiental de Maricá - APA de Maricá (Maricá Environmental Protection Area)
  • Reserva Florestal Serra do Lagarto (Serra do Lagarto Forest Reserve)
  • Área de Proteção Ambiental do Engenho Pequeno - APA do Engenho Pequeno (Engenho Pequeno Environmental Protection Area)
  • Praia das Pedrinhas (Pedrinhas beach)
  • Praia da Luz (Luz beach)
  • Estação Ecológica da Guanabara (Guanabara Ecological Station)
  • Parque Paleontológico de São José de Itaboraí (Paleontological Park of São José de Itaboraí)
  • Parque Natural Municipal Serra do Barbosão (Serra do Barbosão Municipal Natural Park)
  • Parque Natural Municipal Morada dos Corrêas (Morada dos Corrêas Municipal Natural Park)
  • Parque da Caixa d'Água (Water Tank Park)
  • Parque Estadual dos Três Picos - PETP (Tres Picos State Park)
  • Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu - REGUA (Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve)
  • Lagoa de Piratininga (Piratininga Lagoon)
  • Lagoa de Itaipu (Itaipu Lagoon)
  • Lagoa de Araçatiba (Araçatiba Lagoon)
  • Lagoa da Barra (Barra Lagoon)
  • Lagoa do Padre (Padre Lagoon)
  • Lagoa de Guarapina (Guarapina Lagoon)
  • Lagoa de Jaconé (Jaconé Lagoon) - only half of it belongs to the municipality of Maricá

Beaches

  • Praia de Gragoatá (Gragoatá beach)
  • Praia da Boa Viagem (Boa Viagem beach)
  • Praia das Flechas (Flechas beach)
  • Praia de Icaraí (Icaraí beach)
  • Praia de São Francisco (São Francisco beach)
  • Praia de Charitas (Charitas beach)
  • Praia de Piratininga (Piratininga beach)
  • Praia do Sossego (Sossego beach)
  • Praia de Camboinhas (Camboinhas beach)
  • Praia de Itaipu (Itaipu beach)
  • Praia de Itaquatiara (Itaquatiara beach)
  • Praia do Recanto (Recanto beach)
  • Praia de Itaipuaçu (Itaipuaçu beach)
  • Praia do Francês (Francês beach)
  • Praia da Barra de Maricá (Barra de Maricá beach)
  • Praia de Guaratiba (Guaratiba beach)
  • Praia do Cordeirinho (Cordeirinho beach)
  • Praia de Ponta Negra (Ponta Negra beach)

Historical landmarks

  • Forte Barão do Rio Branco (Fort Barão do Rio Branco)
  • Fortes do Pico e São Luiz (Forts of Pico and São Luiz)
  • Fortaleza de Santa Cruz (Fortress of Santa Cruz)
  • Estação ferroviária de Maruí (Maruí train station)
  • Biblioteca Parque de Niterói (Niterói Park Library)
  • Teatro Municipal de Niterói (Municipal Theater of Niteroi)
  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora (Church of Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora)
  • Igrejinha de São Francisco Xavier (Church of São Francisco Xavier) in São Francisco
  • Igreja de São Gonçalo de Amarante (Church of São Gonçalo de Amarante)
  • Fazenda Colubandê (Colubandê Farm)
  • Fazenda Engenho Novo (Engenho Novo Farm)
  • Igreja de São Barnabé (Church of São Barnabé)
  • Ruínas do Convento de São Boaventura (Ruins of the Convent of São Boaventura)
  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo (Church of Nossa Senhora do Amparo) in Maricá
  • Antiga estação ferroviária de Tanguá (Old train station of Tanguá)
  • Ruínas da estação ferroviária de Rio Bonito (Ruins of the train station of Rio Bonito)

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Grande Rio

Rio de Janeiro state

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