Mesquita is a municipality of Baixada Fluminense, in the Grande Rio region, state of Rio de Janeiro.

Understand

Mesquita is the newest municipality in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, having been dismembered from Nova Iguaçu in 1999. Just like Nilópolis, it is one of the main passages for people going from Nova Iguaçu to Rio de Janeiro. Mesquita is also crossed by the Japeri railway line, which connects the Central do Brasil station to the Japeri station. The stations of the Japeri line in Mesquita are Edson Passos, Mesquita (city center), and Presidente Juscelino.

Get in

Mesquita train station, in the city center.

In the Central Zone of Rio, there are urban bus, van and train lines to Mesquita.

Get around

See

  • Área de Proteção Ambiental de Gericinó-Mendanha - APA de Gericinó-Mendanha (Gericinó-Mendanha Environmental Protection Area)
  • Vila Olímpica de Mesquita (Mesquita Olympic Village)
  • Estádio Giulite Coutinho - Estádio do América (Giulite Coutinho Stadium)

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Mesquita Gourmet Restaurante - Rua Mr. Watkins, 58 - Centro, Mesquita.

Drink

Sleep

  • Hotel Paradise - Avenida Baronesa de Mesquita, 4700 - Vila Emil, Mesquita.

Connect

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