going by car  can be complicated since  navigating through niterói streets can be difficult, even with a gps. the car ride to niterói includes crossing the longest bridge in brazil, the ponte rio-niterói which, as the name implies, connects the two cities. the bridge is 13 km (8 miles) long, and includes a toll of a few reals to be paid on the way into niterói.

the parque da cidade is at the end of estrada da viração, in the são francisco neighborhood, and can be seen on this google map.