Cabo Frio, Administrative division in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
The municipality of Cabo Frio extends across 410 square kilometers of coastal territory, featuring white sand beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.
Founded in 1615, Cabo Frio developed from a strategic colonial settlement into a vital trading point between Europe and South America through its maritime routes.
The municipality maintains strong maritime traditions through fishing practices, seafood gastronomy, and regular celebrations connected to the ocean calendar.
Travelers reach Cabo Frio via Cabo Frio International Airport or through a 122-kilometer drive from Rio de Janeiro along BR-101 highway.
The waters near Cabo Frio maintain lower temperatures than surrounding coastal areas due to specific ocean current patterns affecting this section of Brazilian coast.
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Inception: 1615
Elevation above the sea: 4 m
Shares border with: Armação dos Búzios, Casimiro de Abreu
Website: http://cabofrio.rj.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -22.87889,-42.01889
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:44
Forte de São Mateus do Cabo Frio
1.3 km
Île du Japonais
1.5 km
Poço das Antas Biological Reserve
45.2 km
Casa da Flor
4.9 km
Costa do Sol State Park
17.7 km
Praia do Forno
19.7 km
Igreja Matriz de São Pedro
9.7 km
Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
95 m
Church and Convent of Saint Mary of the Angels
1.9 km
Praia Azeda
20.8 km
Radical Parque
18.8 km
União Biological Reserve
50.4 km
Museum of Naval Aviation
9.7 km
Ilha do Cabo Frio Biological Reserve
13.3 km
Praia da Ferradurinha
16.3 km
Praia das Palmeiras
0 m
Cabo Frio Lighthouse
15.1 km
Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São João - Mico Leão
46.3 km
Museum of Religious and Traditional Art
1.9 km
Biblioteca Municipal Walter Nogueira
30 m
Flávia Alessandra statue
10.6 km
Igreja de São João Batista
40.1 km
Igreja de São Benedito
1.1 km
Focinho do Cabo Lighthouse
15.1 km
Igreja Imaculada Conceição
21.9 km
Mirante do Pontal do Atalaia
11.5 km
Dunas de Cabo Frio
10.3 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios em Arraial do Cabo
10.1 kmReviews
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