Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
Itaguaí sits on the route: 25 minutes from Universidade Rural, 56km from Vista Chinesa.
Itaguaí is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Universidade Rural, about 13 km away.
Itaguaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [itagwaˈi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and contains several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba. Its population was 134,819 in 2020 and its area is 273 km2. The city was founded in 1688 and lies midway betweenRead more
Rio de Janeiro and Angra dos Reis.
Itaguaí is located approximately 75 km west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos (SP). It is located between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest.
Itaguai and the region around it contain some of the largest ore exporting ports in Brazil. It also serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí.
The former Brazilian footballer Ronaldo was born in Itaguaí
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Within an hour or so of Itaguaí: Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (41 km), Vista Chinesa (56 km), Christ the Redeemer (59 km), Ipanema Beach (60 km).
The nearest famous roads are Costa Verde (Green Coast Road).
Itaguaí is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 13 km from Universidade Rural.
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5 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.
41 km · about 50 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
59 km · about 70 min drive
beach
A stylish Rio de Janeiro beach immortalised in bossa nova, known for stunning sunsets behind the Two Brothers peaks.
60 km · about 70 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.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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