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

Understand

São João de Meriti is one of the largest municipalities of the region of Baixada Fluminense. It has the highest demographic density in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and the second highest in Brazil. The municipality has two main nucleus, where most economic activity is concentrated: Downtown São João de Meriti and the neighborhood of Vilar dos Teles; the latter is also where the municipal administrative headquarters is located.

Get in

São João de Meriti city center.

From the Rio's downtown area, one can go to São João de Meriti by using urban bus, van or train lines. Although no subway lines enter the municipality of São João de Meriti, many people use the subway Line 2 to go to this municipality, since its final station is located in Pavuna (a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro), just a few meters from the Rio de Janeiro-São João de Meriti municipal boundary and the São João city center.

Get around

See

  • Praça da Matriz de São João Batista (Matriz de São João Batista Square) in São João de Meriti
  • Igreja de São João Batista (Church of São João Batista) in São João de Meriti
  • Antiga Estrada de Ferro Rio d'Ouro (Old Rio d'Ouro Railway) - A 19th century railway built to assist in the construction of water mains for the city of Rio de Janeiro from the springs of the mountain range called Serra do Tinguá, in Baixada Fluminense. The purpose of the railway was to transport materials and workers during this construction. The building of the Rio d'Ouro Railway was concluded on 1882.
  • Praça da Estação Coelho da Rocha (Square of Coelho da Rocha railway station)
  • Feirinha da Pavuna (Pavuna's street market) - A well-known street market located between the neighborhood of Pavuna, in the capital's North Zone, and the São João de Meriti city center.

Do

Buy

  • Shopping Grande Rio - Rua Maria Soares Sendas, 111 - Venda Velha.

Eat

  • Casa do Alemão - Rodovia Presidente Dutra, km 6 - Jardim Meriti.

Drink

Sleep

  • Hotel Vogue Rio - Avenida Arthur Antônio Sendas, 1010 - Parque Araruama.

Connect

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