the praça do rádio amador in rio's sister city niterói, is a recreational area protruding into the guanabara bay, offering the most stunning views of rio's skyline, including the mountains and beaches of zona sul (south zone), from a distance - the praça (square) is a gorgeous green space with many benches surrounded by trees, creating a wonderfully romantic setting in front of the historic igreja são francisco xavier (saint francis xavier church).
nicknamed the 'city of smiles', niterói is located east of rio, across guanabara bay. by car, one can drive to niterói via the 13km long rio-niterói bridge, which offers beautiful views of rio, niterói and guanabara bay - if going by bus, the air conditioned buses 761d, 751d, 741d, and 7400 make stops along zona sul, and travel to niterói over the rio-niterói bridge - ferrys to niterói leave every 20 minutes from praça xv de novembro in centro. exact schedules and fares can be seen on this page by ccr barcas.
