Grande Niterói
Grande Niterói is a region of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The region is also known as Leste Metropolitano and Leste Fluminense.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Niterói and São Gonçalo.
Niterói
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Niterói is the former capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil. Nicknamed "The Smile City", "NKT" and "Nikiti", it is just a short ferry ride from downtown Rio across Guanabara Bay.
São Gonçalo
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São Gonçalo is a municipality of the region of Grande Niterói, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeast of Brazil. São Gonçalo is the 2nd most populous city in the state and the 16th in Brazil.
Itaboraí
Itaboraí is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, that belongs to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was founded in 1672. In 2020, it had a population of 242,543.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Maricá and Tanguá.
Maricá
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Maricá is a municipality in Grande Niterói, a part of the region of Grande Rio, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Tanguá
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Tanguá is a municipality of the Grande Niterói region, a portion of the region of Grande Rio, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Cachoeiras de Macacu
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Cachoeiras de Macacu, sometimes referred to simply as "Cachoeiras", is a municipality of Grande Rio, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast of Brazil.
Rio Bonito
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Rio Bonito is a municipality of the region of Grande Niterói, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Grande Niterói
- Type: area
- Location: Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude of center
-22.6977° or 22° 41′ 52″ southLongitude of center
-42.8577° or 42° 51′ 28″ westWikidata ID
Q126530361
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Grande Niterói” goes by many names.
- French: “Grande Niterói”
- Portuguese: “Grande Niterói”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Grande Niterói”. Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.