niterói is 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 niterói via the 13km long rio-niterói bridge, which offers beautiful views of rio, niterói and 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.

taxi rides from zona sul to niterói can vary between less than 100 reals to about 150 reals for the very distant neighborhoods.