scenic viewpoint
Sugarloaf 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Maricá
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
About Maricá
Maricá sits on the route: 25 minutes from Itaboraí, 35km from Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar).
Maricá is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with about 210,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Itaboraí, about 20 km away.
Maricá (Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾiˈka]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Greater Niterói region (or Metropolitan East), bordering Itaboraí, São Gonçalo, Rio Bonito, Niterói, Saquarema and Tanguá.
The municipal territory extends over 361.572 km2 (139.604 sqRead more
mi) and is divided into four districts: Maricá (headquarters), Ponta Negra, Inoã and Itaipuaçu.
The municipality of Maricá is known for its rural properties – small farms and large ranches – many of which are rich in historical content.
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What is there to see near Maricá?
Within an hour or so of Maricá: Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) (35 km), Rio-Niterói Bridge (36 km), Museu do Amanhã (37 km), Confeitaria Colombo (37 km).
Where is Maricá?
Maricá is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 20 km from Itaboraí.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 211,986
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -22.9194, -42.8186
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Worth the detour from Maricá
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Museu do Amanhã
Science museum by Santiago Calatrava on Rio's revitalised Praça Mauá waterfront, adjacent to the port district drive.
37 km · about 45 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.
37 km · about 45 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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
beach
Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro's legendary four-kilometre stretch of sand framed by dramatic mountains and buzzing with energy.
38 km · about 45 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Christ the Redeemer
Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Maricá
- 35 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.
- 36 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.
- 39 kmRebouças TunnelTwin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
- 45 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.
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