niteróiis located east of rio, across guanabara bay, it is part of the state of rio de janeiro's regiăo metropolitana.
by car one can drive to niteróivia the 13km long rio-niterói bridge, which offers beautiful views of rio, niteróiand guanabara bay.
the bridge can easily be accessed following the perimetral and and can be accessed from avenida brasil.
travel time from rio's zona sul is about 45 minutes, depending on traffic conditions, but can increase sigificantly during week-days on end-of business-day peak times.
