Juiz de Fora
Juiz de Fora, also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the state border with Rio de Janeiro.
As of the 2022 census the population was 540,756. The geographical area of the municipality is 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi).
Getting to Juiz de Fora
Juiz de Fora is on the way between Belo Horizonte (4.5 hours) and Rio de Janeiro (3 hours). São Paulo is approximately 8 hours away. The city is also a regional bus hub and has frequent links to nearby cities. From Belo Horizonte Buser offers the ride for R$60 (Dec 2021), Atual goes for R$104 (Dec 2021). From Petrópolis Única Facil lets you join the trip for R$42 (Dec 2021).
- 01Juiz de Fora
Prefeito Mello Reis s/nº (about 7 km from the city center), fax: +55 32 3690-8330.
Worth seeing
Museu Mariano Procópio, R. Mariano Procópio, 1100 - Mariano Procópio,. Tue-Fri 09:00-16:00, Sat Sun 10:30-16:00. The museum counts itself as one of the principal exhibitions of the imperial period of Brazil. Museu de Arte Murilo Mendes, R. Benjamin Constant, 790 - Santa Helena. Tue-Sat 08:00-18:00, Sun 13:00-18:00. It houses the library and visual arts collection of Modernist poet Murilo Mendes. Morro do Imperador
Where to eat
Budi, Rua São Mateus, 103,. São Mateus, (vegetarian) Cachaçaria Pinga Nu Ninho, Rua Roberto Stiegert, 31,. São Pedro. Cantina e Pizzaria Gordeixo´s, Rua São Mateus, 38,. São Mateus, Estação Geraes, Rua Santo Antônio, 650. Centro (at Rua Floriano Peixoto). Kibe Mauad, Av. Sete de Setembro, 412,. Costa Carvalho, (quibe) Kidelícia Churraskilo, Rua Santa Rita, 361,. Centro, Mary Milk, Av. Independência, 2,.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.