Niterói

Niterói is the former capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil. Nicknamed "The Smile City", "NKT" and "Nikiti" (nee-KITSCH--ee), it is just a short ferry ride from downtown Rio across Guanabara Bay. Wikivoyage

Population 496,696 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Brazil

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Brazil

Tourist office · 2.4 km Neltur - Tourist Information

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

Mercado Municipal de Niterói
Covered hall
1. Monday: 09:00–23:00
2. Tuesday: 09:00–23:00
3. Wednesday: 09:00–23:00
4. Thursday: 09:00–23:00
5. Friday: 09:00–23:00
6. Saturday: 09:00–23:00
7. Sunday: 09:00–23:00
09:00–23:00
1.0 km from the centre
Princesa
Covered hall
1. Monday: 07:30–21:00
2. Tuesday: 07:30–21:00
3. Wednesday: 07:30–21:00
4. Thursday: 07:30–21:00
5. Friday: 07:30–21:00
6. Saturday: 07:30–21:00
7. Sunday: 07:30–21:00
07:30–21:00
2.9 km from the centre
Mini Mercado Espaço Novo

No hours mapped

620 m from the centre
Mercado São Pedro
Covered hall

No hours mapped

2.2 km from the centre
Maltonni
Covered hall

No hours mapped

2.4 km from the centre
Souza & Silva
Covered hall

No hours mapped

2.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 2 places to eat

Somewhere to run

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