angra dos reis is located in the costa verde region, in the south of the state of rio de janeiro, to the west of the city of rio de janeiro, which is situated on the edge of the rio-santos highway (br-101).

departing from rio de janeiro by car, one takes the br-101 highway directly to angra dos reis - following avenida brasil to its end, by santa cruz, and then taking the br-101 to santos.

buses from rio de janeiro's novo rio bus station to angra dos reis depart daily on the hour, with with the bus company empresa costa verde - the trip takes about 2 hours and 45 minutes, depending on trafic conditions and time of travel.