Rio Bonito is a municipality of the region of Grande Niterói, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, in the Rio de Janeiro state.

Understand

Rio Bonito is a peripheral, partially rural municipality belonging to the metropolitan agglomeration of Rio de Janeiro. It has a relatively small population, and has wide areas of environmental protection (just like several other municipalities located on the outskirts of the Rio's metro area). Rio Bonito is the easternmost municipality in the Greater Rio region, and it was in the downtown area of this municipality that the urban expansion of the metropolitan agglomeration of Rio de Janeiro along the vector of the BR-101 highway ended.

Get in

The neighborhood Green Valley, close to the city center

In the city center of Rio de Janeiro, there are urban bus and van lines to Rio Bonito. Bus lines to Rio Bonito depart from Terminal Menezes Côrtes, in Castelo, and from the region of Candelária - both in Rio city center. The van line to Rio Bonito departs from the Central do Brasil surrounding area.

The main road access to Rio Bonito for those coming from Rio downtown area is the BR-101 highway (Rio-Vitória highway).

See

• Serra do Sambê (Sambê Mountain Range) - Mountain range in the central region of the municipality.
• Rio Tanguá (Tanguá river) - River that flows between the municipalities of Tanguá and Rio Bonito.
• Rio dos Índios (Índios river) River that crosses the districts of Rio dos Índios and Serra do Sambê.
• Rio do Ouro (Ouro river) - River that crosses the districts of Jacuba and Colina da Primavera.
• Rio Bacaxá (Bacaxá river) - River that crosses the districts of Lavras and Sambê.
• Rio Vermelho (Red river) - In Catimbau and Rio Seco.
• Rio Duas Barras (Duas Barras river) - In Catimbau Pequeno.
• Rio Boa Esperança (Boa Esperança river) River in the district of Boa Esperança.
• Morro do Catimbau Grande (Catimbau Grande hill) - A hill in the district of Catimbau (in the region of Catimbau Grande), near the district of Prainha and the RJ-127 highway (Via Lagos).
• Parque Natural Municipal Morada dos Corrêas (Morada dos Corrêas Municipal Natural Park) - A natural park on the Serra do Sambê.
• Parque da Caixa d'Água (Water Tank Park) - A park close to the Rio Bonito city center.
• Ruínas da estação ferroviária de Rio Bonito (Ruins of the train station of Rio Bonito) - Ruins of the old train station of Rio Bonito, in the city center; behind it is located the current bus station of Rio Bonito.
• Praça Fonseca Portela (Fonseca Portela Square) - The main square of the downtown area.
• Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Church in the city center, built in 1816. 

• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Church in the district of Boa Esperança.
• Parque Industrial de Rio Bonito (Rio Bonito Industrial Park) - Industrial park between the neighborhoods of Cachoeira dos Bagres and Serra do Sambê.

Waterfalls

• Bagres Falls (Cachoeira dos Bagres), Estrada dos Bagres. 20 meters high, and 12 meters wide. 
• Bracanã Falls (Cachoeira de Braçanã), Estrada Municipal do Basílio. 
• Tomascar Falls (Cachoeira de Tomascar). 4 meters high and 6 meters wide. 

Eat

• Sabor Rural - Rodovia BR-101, km 257 - Colina da Primavera, Rio Bonito.

• Delicias Do Rancho - Rodovia RJ-124, km 15 - Boa Esperança, Rio Bonito.

Sleep

• Bristol Easy Hotel, Rua Martinho de Almeida, 120 - Mangueirinha. 
• Hotel Indiano, Rodovia BR-101, km 270 - Parque Indiano. 

Go next

• Tanguá
• Itaboraí
• Cachoeiras de Macacu
• Maricá
• São Gonçalo
• Niterói
• Rio de Janeiro

Routes through Rio Bonito

Niterói ← Itaboraí ←

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→ Casimiro de Abreu → Campos dos Goytacazes