the ferry terminal connects via boats niterói do rio de janeiro's praça xv, and provides a great alternative to reaching niterói via land.
once in niterói the bus lines reaching different parts of town where the hills are located depart from the bus terminal located at avenida visconde rio branco, called terminal rodoviário joăo goulart, just next to the ferry-boat terminal in praça araribóia (araribóia square).
bus line 38 can be taken to itacoatiara, the area where alto mourăo is located.
in general, to get to niterói from rio's zona sul, the easiest way is via the bus 7003 (also marked 740 d) that leaves from praça general osório in ipanema posto 8, across from the easy to spot zona sul supermarket.
