engraved into the identity of the city by the building of the museu de arte contemporânea (mac, mirante da boa viagem is more than just the location of the museum, but a great site in its own right. offering visitors some truly individual views of rio de janeiro city, it is one of the gems of neighboring city, niterói.

located just 13 kilometers across the guanabara bay from the heart of rio de janeiro city, the mirante da boa viagem sits on the brink of niterói, in a much calmer environment than the rio de janeiro side of the bay. it makes up part of the boa viagem neighborhood of the city, at one of its most western points.