Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Sao Goncalo
São Gonçalo is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Southeast region.
It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, having land limits with the municipalities of Niterói, Maricá and Itaboraí, and a maritime limit, by Guanabara Bay, with the capital, Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 960,652 inhabitants, making it the second most populous municipality in the state and the 18th most populous in the country.
How locals move
Getting around Sao Goncalo the local way
- Get inDeparting from XV de Novembro Square, in Rio de Janeiro, you can opt for the Barcas (ferries), which cost R$4.50 or R$3.10 with the "Bilhete Único" (in January 2013).
- Get inArriving from Rio de Janeiro airports: From Santos Dumont Airport it is possible to walk to Estação das Barcas (1500 m) and take a ferry to Niterói (see above) or take bus number 100 to Niterói, from Viação Mauá, crossing the walkway in front of the airport, and from Niterói, take a bus to São Gonçalo.
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