teresópolis is located at the top of the serra dos órgaos mountain range, approximately 924 meters above sea level and 90 kilometers north of the city of rio de janeiro - getting there by car is easy, simply by taking the expressway linha vermelha heading north gets to the br-040, and then taking the rj-116 leads to teresópolis in less than 2 hours.

if going by bus, the bus company viação teresópolis has a scheduled route between rio (novo rio bus terminal) and teresópolis, with frequent buses between 4am and 10pm - the bus company viação teresópolis can be reached via telephone at 21 2742.0606, or via the company's website on this link.

rodoviária novo rio (novo rio bus terminal) is located on  av. francisco bicalho, 1, santo cristo, rio de janeiro, and can be reached via telephone at 21 3213.1800.