Niterói

Niterói is separated from the capital by the Guanabara Bay. To reach Niterói from Rio, there are two options: taking a ferry leaving from Praça Quinze de Novembro (twenty minutes trip, with a nice view of Rio skyline) or driving along the 14 kilometers of Rio-Niterói Bridge (which, for a long time, was the longest bridge of its kind in the world).

Niterói is the second largest city in the State, having an important industrial and commercial center but keeping the peace and the happiness like a small city.

Niterói offers good beaches, nightlife, restaurants, museums and fortresses. The city main attraction is the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (Modern Art Museum), designed by world famous architect Oscar Niemeyer and opened in 1996; shaped like an space ship, the modern lines of the buildings draw attention by itself just facing the ocean.

Culture: ++++ (MAC, Niemeyer Route)

Nature: +++++ (Beaches: Icaraí and São Francisco on the bay  and  Camboinhas and Itacoatiara on the ocean)(Parque da Cidade National Park, Santa Cruz Fortress)

Shopping: ++++ (Moreira César St on Icaraí Beach)

Eating: ++++ (São Francisco Beach and Jardim Icaraí)

Nightlife +++ (São Francisco Beach)