Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
São João de Meriti works well as a base: 10 minutes from Nilópolis, 22km from Rio-Niterói Bridge.
São João de Meriti is a city located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a population of 466,536, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, São João de Meriti sits in Brazil, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add São João de Meriti to your route.
The Pavuna River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.
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São João de Meriti is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -22.8039 latitude, -43.3722 longitude.
São João de Meriti has a population of approximately 466,536 people, making it a city in Brazil.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
The Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio that hosted ten Brazilian Grands Prix and where Ayrton Senna raced. Largely demolished for the 2016 Olympic Park, but its motorsport significance and location remain a landmark.
19 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
13 km box-girder giant striding across Guanabara Bay: the longest bridge in the Southern Hemisphere at its opening in 1974, with sweeping views of Rio's skyline.
22 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
Twin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Science museum by Santiago Calatrava on Rio's revitalised Praça Mauá waterfront, adjacent to the port district drive.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
An 1894 Rio patisserie of Belgian mirrors, Portuguese tiles and jacaranda cabinets, built when the city was flush with coffee money and still serving pastel de nata under a vast stained-glass skylight.
23 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
A staircase between Lapa and Santa Teresa covered by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron in over 2,000 tiles sent from 60 countries, worked on daily from 1990 until his death in 2013.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A pagoda-style belvedere built in 1903 in the Tijuca forest, giving a framed view over the Lagoa, Corcovado, Ipanema and Sugarloaf. Reachable by car on the Estrada da Vista Chinesa.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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