Itaboraí

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. Bus lines to Itaboraí depart from the Candelária region, and van lines depart from the Central do Brasil surrounding area.

The main road access to Itaboraí for those coming from the Rio Central Zone are the BR-101 highway (Niterói-Manilha highway) and the RJ-104 highway.

See

Historical landmarks

Ruins of the Convent of São Boaventura

• 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 Boaventura Convent Ruins (Ruínas do Convento de São Boaventura), Fazenda Macacu. Located in the ruins of the old settlement of Santo Antônio de Casseribu. 
• 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 in Itambi.
• Church of São João Batista (Igreja de São João Batista) - Church in downtown Itaboraí.
• Marechal Floriano Peixoto Square (Praça Marechal Floriano Peixoto) - Square in downtown Itaboraí.

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) - Forest Reserve on the Lagarto mountain range, between the municipalities of Itaboraí and Maricá.
• Aldeia river (Rio Aldeia)
• Iguá river (Rio Iguá)
• Guanabara Ecological Station (Estação Ecológica da Guanabara) - An Ecological Station in the middle of the APA Guapimirim, on the shoreline of the Guanabara Bay.
• Paleontological Park of São José de Itaboraí (Parque Paleontológico de São José de Itaboraí) - Located in São José, in the district of Cabuçu.
• Serra do Barbosão Municipal Natural Park (Parque Natural Municipal Serra do Barbosão) - Natural park between Itaboraí and Tanguá.

Eat

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

Sleep

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

Go next

• Tanguá
• Rio Bonito
• Cachoeiras de Macacu
• Guapimirim
• Magé
• Maricá
• São Gonçalo
• Niterói
• Rio de Janeiro

Routes through Itaboraí

Niterói ← São Gonçalo ←

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→ Rio Bonito → Campos dos Goytacazes