Life in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is a Brazilian city, located in the Southeast of the country. It is the second-largest metropolis in Brazil, with an estimated population of about 6,700,000 inhabitants. It is the largest international tourist destination in Brazil and Latin America.

Please, for more information about the city visit: http://visit.rio/en/about-rio/

Localization

The UFRJ campus at Cidade Universitária is located on Ilha do Fundão.

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Transportation

The access to Ilha do Fundão can be done by public transport (bus and BRT – (http://www.prefeitura.ufrj.br/index.php/pt/linhas-externas) departing from different regions of the city Rio de January bus lines are also available within UFRJ (http://www.prefeitura.ufrj.br/index.php/pt/linhas-internas-e-intercampi) and between Cidade Universitária and the rest of Campi (http://www. Prefeitura.ufrj.br/index.php/pt/linhas-intercampi)

Distances from the University City to some points of greatest interest:

Galeão Airport (Tom Jobim) – 7.5 Km

Ilha do Governador – 9.0 Km

Méier – 14 Km

Tijuca -15 Km

Center – 15 Km

Botafogo – 18 Km

Copacabana- 20 Km

Niterói – 19 Km

Barra da Tijuca -30 Km

Places to live

The main places for housing are:

Ilha do Governador, due to its proximity to Fundão Island and easy access, where houses and apartments of different price ranges can be found.

Neighborhoods in the South Zone such as Botafogo and Copacabana are also very popular due to the easy access (direct bus – line 985) and because they are tourist regions in Rio de Janeiro. However, the places may be slightly smaller, older and, in some cases, more expensive than in Ilha do Governador.