Side Trips from Rio Places

Nova Friburgo

To & From

By car, take BR 040 and then BR 116 to Teresópolis, and then RJ 130 to Nova Friburgo. The trip takes around 2½ hours. From Rio, Niterói-bound buses frequently continue on to Nova Friburgo. Auto Viação 1001 buses leave every half hour from the Rodoviária in Rio. Trips take around three hours and cost R$19.50.

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