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Seropédica

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America

About Seropédica

Seropédica sits on the route: 25 minutes from Japeri, 53km from Vista Chinesa.

Seropédica is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with about 85,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Japeri, about 13 km away.

Seropédica (Silk Farm, Portuguese pronunciation: [seɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ]) is a municipality located in Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 75 km from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 83,092 (2020) and its area is 284 km2 (110 sq mi).

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What is there to see near Seropédica?

Within an hour or so of Seropédica: Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (41 km), Vista Chinesa (53 km), Christ the Redeemer (56 km), Rebouças Tunnel (56 km).

Are there any good drives near Seropédica?

The nearest famous roads are Costa Verde (Green Coast Road).

Where is Seropédica?

Seropédica is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 13 km from Japeri.

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Quick Information

Population
84,737
Continent
South America
Country
Brazil
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Timezone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.7439, -43.7075

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Brazil

Police
190
Ambulance
192
Fire
193
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Seropédica

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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.

41 km · about 45 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Vista Chinesa

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.

53 km · about 60 min drive

landmark

Christ the Redeemer

Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

56 km · about 65 min drive

tunnel

Rebouças Tunnel

Twin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.

56 km · about 65 min drive

bridge

Rio-Niterói 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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

museum

Museu do Amanhã

Science museum by Santiago Calatrava on Rio's revitalised Praça Mauá waterfront, adjacent to the port district drive.

57 km · about 65 min drive

cafe

Confeitaria Colombo

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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

photogenic

Escadaria Selaron

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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Seropédica

  • 53 kmVista ChinesaA 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.
  • 56 kmRebouças TunnelTwin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
  • 57 kmRio-Niterói Bridge13 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.
  • 61 kmSugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)A granite peak rising 396 meters from Guanabara Bay, reached by cable car with sweeping views of Rio's beaches, mountains, and cityscape.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

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Nova Iguaçu

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Nilópolis

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31 km awayPop. 147,281

Belford Roxo

🇧🇷 Brazil

32 km awayPop. 466,096

São João de Meriti

🇧🇷 Brazil

35 km awayPop. 466,536

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