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Complexo do Alemão

Complexo do Alemão is a group of favelas in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Complexo do Alemão
Complexo do Alemão · Sebastian Ebi
The place

Complexo do Alemão is a group of favelas in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Complexo do Alemão

7 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.

  1. 01
    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha

    The Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha de França, popularly known as Igreja da Penha, is a traditional Catholic sanctuary located in the Penha neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built on top of a rock, it is famous for the 382 steps of the main staircase, where many faithful fulfill their promises by climbing on foot or on their knees.

    1.8 km · church in Brazil · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    NorteShopping RJ

    Norte Shopping is the largest shopping center in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the second largest in Brazil. Established in 1986, the complex has undergone several major expansions.

    3.1 km · shopping centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Manguinhos Library Park

    Manguinhos Library Park is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010.

    3.8 km · library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Museu da Vida Fiocruz

    The Museum of Life is located at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    3.5 km · museum in Brazil · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Piscinão de Ramos

    Piscinão de Ramos is an artificial saltwater lagoon located in the Maré neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Constructed in 2001 with the goal of providing residents of Rio's North Zone with a clean bathing area, it is considered the main leisure area of the North Zone and has recorded up to 60,000 visitors on a single weekend.

    3.4 km · water park in Brazil · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Estádio da Rua Bariri

    Estádio Mourão Vieira Filho, usually known as Estádio da Rua Bariri, is a football stadium in Olaria neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,300 people.

    2.2 km · football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Praça do Carmo

    Praça do Carmo is a region of Rio de Janeiro, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood.

    3.3 km · square in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Complexo do Alemão

Airports
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG), 6 km · Santos Dumont (SDU), 13 km
Stations
Inhaúma, 1.9 km · Maria da Graça, 2.7 km · Del Castilho, 2.1 km · Engenho da Rainha, 2.6 km · Thomáz Coelho, 3.4 km
  • São Paulo → Complexo do Alemão
    352 km · quickest by air, 4h 28m · R$330–520
  • Belo Horizonte → Complexo do Alemão
    334 km · quickest by air, 5h · R$340–530
  • Campinas → Complexo do Alemão
    388 km · quickest by air, 4h 18m · R$320–500
  • From anywhere
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Complexo do Alemão

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 Complexo do Alemão. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundTwo lines operating TransOeste and TransCarioca, Planned: TransOlimpica Teleférico A is a cable car service.

From Wikivoyage: Rio de Janeiro/Zona Norte, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Ilha GrandeBR

    10 ways of moving, 20 sources

    97 km
  2. 02
    Morro de São Paulo and Ilha de TinharéBR

    9 ways of moving, 31 sources

    1,150 km
  3. 03
    Uyuni and the Salar de UyuniBO

    8 ways of moving, 26 sources

    2,447 km
  4. 04
    San Pedro de AtacamaCL

    8 ways of moving, 30 sources

    2,550 km
  5. 05
    RurrenabaqueBO

    8 ways of moving, 37 sources

    2,719 km

If you know how people move in Complexo do Alemão – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Complexo do Alemão

Complexo do Alemão is 9 km from Duque de Caxias, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Jacarezinhoneighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil3.2 km
  • Maréneighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil3.5 km
  • Cachambineighborhood of Rio de Janeiro3.3 km
  • Manguinhosneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro3.5 km
  • Olarianeighborhood of Rio de Janeiro1.5 km
  • Ramosneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro2 km