Niterói, Metropolitan municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Niterói extends across the eastern side of Guanabara Bay, connected to Rio de Janeiro by a 13-kilometer bridge and regular ferry services.
The city emerged from a settlement established in 1573 by indigenous chief Arariboia and maintained its position as Rio de Janeiro state capital from 1835 to 1975.
The Contemporary Art Museum, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, stands on a cliff above Guanabara Bay, displaying Brazilian and international art collections since 1996.
Visitors can reach Niterói from Rio de Janeiro through the President Costa e Silva Bridge or by taking a 20-minute ferry ride across Guanabara Bay.
The Mercado São Pedro functions as the largest fish market in Rio de Janeiro state, offering fresh seafood from local fishing boats daily.
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Inception: November 22, 1573
Elevation above the sea: 16 m
Shares border with: São Gonçalo, Maricá
Website: http://niteroi.rj.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -22.88333,-43.10361
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:21
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
3.6 km
Fortress of Santa Cruz
6.3 km
Caminho Niemeyer
3.6 km
Arariboia
2.4 km
Teatro João Caetano
2.5 km
Solar do Jambeiro
3.3 km
Praia de Itacoatiara
12.4 km
Niterói City Council building
1.8 km
Palácio do Ingá
3.2 km
Fort of Saint Louis
6 km
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Niterói
1.9 km
Serra da Tiririca State Park
13.3 km
Igreja de São Lourenço dos Índios
802 m
Fort of Gragoatá
4 km
Pedra de Itapuca
3 km
Palácio São Domingos
2.2 km
Basílica de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora
2.1 km
Pedra do Índio
2.9 km
Museu Antônio Parreiras
3.1 km
Igreja de São Francisco Xavier
4.4 km
Museu do Ingá
3.2 km
Museu de Arqueologia de Itaipu
11.5 km
Paço Municipal de Niterói
2.1 km
Biblioteca Estadual de Niterói
1.9 km
Jambeiro Manor
3.3 km
Palácio da Justiça
1.9 km
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz Lighthouse
6.8 km
Janete Costa Museum
3.4 kmReviews
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