Itaboraí is a municipality of the Grande Niterói region, in the metro area of Rio de Janeiro.

Understand

Itaboraí is a municipality of Leste Metropolitano (Leste Fluminense or Grande Niterói) - region of the metropolis on the east side of the Guanabara Bay - located along the BR-101 highway, between the municipalities of São Gonçalo and Tanguá. The latter was a district of Itaboraí until 1995, when it was emancipated. Itaboraí is the only one of the 6 municipalities of Leste Fluminense that had one of its districts emancipated during the 20th century.

Get in

The neighborhood Venda das Pedras.

In the Central Zone of Rio, urban bus and van lines to the municipality of Itaboraí are available.

Get around

See

Historical landmarks

  • Chapel at Fazenda Itapacoará (Capela da Fazenda Itapacoará). Built in the latter half of the 19th century. 
  • Igreja de Nosso Senhor do Bonfim. Built sometime before 1742 and restored in the 1790s. 
  • São Boa Ventura Convent Ruins (Ruina do Convento de São Boa Ventura), Fazenda Macacú. 
  • São Tomé Chapel (Capela São Tomé), ☏ +55 21 735-2613. Built in the 19th century, date unknown. 
  • Sanctuary of Jesus Crucified (Santuário de Jesus Crucificado) - Church in Porto das Caixas.
  • Church of São Barnabé (Igreja de São Barnabé)
  • Church of São João Batista (Igreja de São João Batista) in downtown Itaboraí
  • Marechal Floriano Peixoto Square (Praça Marechal Floriano Peixoto)

Environmental interest

  • Lake São José (Lagoa São José), Estrada São José. 
  • Manguezal Ecological Reserve (Reserva Ecológica do Manguezal). 
  • Serra do Lagarto Forest Reserve (Reserva Florestal Serra do Lagarto)
  • Aldeia river (Rio Aldeia)
  • Iguá river (Rio Iguá)
  • Guanabara Ecological Station (Estação Ecológica da Guanabara)
  • Paleontological Park of São José de Itaboraí (Parque Paleontológico de São José de Itaboraí)
  • Serra do Barbosão Municipal Natural Park (Parque Natural Municipal Serra do Barbosão)

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Vacaria Churrascaria - Rodovia BR-101, 31 - 295 - Três Pontes.

Drink

Sleep

  • Hotel Samba Itaboraí - Avenida Vinte e Dois de Maio, 3126 - Santo Expedito.

Connect

Go next

Routes through Itaboraí
Niterói ← São Gonçalo ←  S  N  → Rio Bonito → Campos dos Goytacazes


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