at a glance

niterói is home to a rich variety of cultural and natural attractions, some of which are easily and quickly accessible from rio de janeiro and should not be missed. options include the iconic and word famous museu de arte contemporanea - mac on the mirante da boa viagem.

the museum of sacred art is located in the church of our lady of conception in the center of niterói, and the josquin desprez museum on rua tiradentes - the first brazilian museum dedicated to a single artist, situated in his former residence.

more historical collections can be found in the museu da imprensa (museum of the press), and the archaeology museum of itaipú, which has vast collections of prehistoric artifacts from the rio area.