Boa Vista
Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima.
Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the Branco River, the city lies 109 km from Brazil's border with Venezuela, and 58 km away from the border with Guyana. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator.
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Worth seeing in and around Boa Vista
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos
The Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos, known as the Canarinho, is a football stadium located in the city of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. The stadium is owned by the state of Roraima.
1.8 km · football stadium in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Estádio Raimundo Ribeiro de Souza
The Estádio Raimundo Ribeiro de Souza, known as the Ribeirão, is a football stadium located in the city of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. The stadium is owned by the Roraima state government and has a capacity of 3,000.
5.5 km · soccer stadium in Roraima · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Ruins of Fort São Joaquim (32 km from the city by river or 52 km by highway BR-401). This fort was built in 1775 at the confluence of the Uraricoera and Branco rivers. Today only the foundations and some walls remain.
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Things to do
Sunset cruises leave from Orla Taumanan at 17:00. Book ahead. Tel. 9971 5454. When the river is low, the far side has a string of beaches, a couple of them with shacks serving drinks and snacks. A boat ride across costs R$2.50.
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Where to eat
Cocktail bar e restaurante, Corner of Rua Araujo Filho and Avenida Getúlio Vargas. Spiced up from the regular Brazilian fare by the Indian owner Set lunch R$7. Meu Cantinho (Right up from Orla Taumanan). Lunch till midnight. Set at the founding spot of the city. Mains for two at R$35.
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Getting to Boa Vista
- Airports
- Atlas Brasil Cantanhede (BVB), 4 km
- Stations
- Boa Vista International Airport, 3.4 km
- Manaus → Boa Vista662 km · quickest by air, 4h 21m · R$360–560
- Georgetown → Boa Vista524 km · quickest by road, 18h 26m · $55–75
- Guyana City → Boa Vista527 km · quickest by road, 18h 35m · $55–75
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Boa Vista
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Boa Vista. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextThe other option is to take a shared taxi.
- Go nextThe shared taxis leave from Terminal Coimbe usually in the morning hours (07:00-10:00) and charge R$30-35 per person.
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