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Niterói

Choose an area and combine nearby visits, allowing time for travel and breaks.

Niterói · about 8 hours

Niterói: from the center to its palaces

Take an early ferry to Arariboia and begin with Indigenous memory of the city’s foundation.

Estátua de Arariboia e Orla do Centro → Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Cidade → Catedral Metropolitana de São João Batista

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Niterói · about 7 hours

Niterói: defending Jurujuba

There are two visits: Santa Cruz in the morning and the São Luís/Pico complex in the afternoon, entering and checking in through Barão do Rio Branco.

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra → Forte Barão do Rio Branco / antiga Praia de Fora → Forte de São Luís

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Niterói · 7h–8h within Niterói

Jurujuba: two fortress complexes

Santa Cruz in the morning and the integrated São Luís/Pico visit in the afternoon. Barão do Rio Branco is the entrance to the second complex.

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra → Jurujuba — pausa de almoço → Forte Barão do Rio Branco / antiga Praia de Fora

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Jurujuba, Niterói

Forte de São Luís

Walls and the colonial rear defence

Acesso: Alameda Marechal Pessoa Leal, 265, Forte Barão do Rio Branco, Jurujuba, Niterói

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