Mangaratiba Voyage Tips and guide

Mangaratiba is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. For tourists, it is both a place to catch a ship to Ilha Grande and the site of some of the most beatiful and traditional beaches in the state.

By bus from Rio de Janeiro or by car by the road BR-101.

From the Rio's Central Zone, there are buses available in the long-distance bus station Rodoviária Novo Rio.  that go directly from the downtown area of Rio de Janeiro to Mangaratiba. This route is made by the bus company "Costa Verde". Mangaratiba is about 100 km from downtown Rio.

Although there are no urban public transport lines connecting directly Mangaratiba to the Rio's Central Zone, there are urban bus lines that connect Mangaratiba to peripheral places of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, such as the municipalities of Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu and Itaguaí.

• Parque Estadual Cunhambebe (PEC - Cunhambebe State Park), Estrada da Cachoeira, s/n - Vale do Sahy, ☏ +55 (21) 2334-5823, [email protected]. A very large park that stretches across the entire municipality of Mangaratiba, as well as parts of the neighboring municipalities. 

• Pedra da Liberdade (Pedra da Conquista or Pedra do Banquete - Liberdade, Conquista or Banquete stone). A high stone in Serra do Sahy (Sahy Mountain Range), a sector of Serra do Mar. 

• Praia de Itacuruçá (Itacuruçá beach). In the neighborhood of Itacuruçá, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay, in front of Itacuruçá island. 

• Praia de Axixá (Axixá beach). In Axixá, district of Itacuruçá, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay. 

• Praia de Muriqui (Muriqui beach). In Vila Muriqui, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay. 

• Praia Grande (Praia Grande beach). In the neighborhood of Praia Grande. 

• Praia do Sahy (Sahy beach). In Sahy, district of Praia Grande, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay. 

• Praia Brava (Praia Brava beach). In the neighborhood of Praia Brava, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay. 

• Praia da Ponte (Ponte beach). In the neighborhood of Ibicuí, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay. 

• Praia de Ibicuí (Ibicuí beach). In Ibicuí, near the Mangaratiba city center, bathed by the Sepetiba Bay. 

• Praia da Ribeira (Ribeira beach). In Ribeira, close to the Mangaratiba city center. 

• Praia do Saco (Saco beach). In the neighborhood of Saco, close to downtown Mangaratiba. 

• Praia de Conceição de Jacareí (Conceição de Jacereí beach). In Conceição de Jacareí, the last neighborhood of Mangaratiba to the west. 

• Rio Muriqui (Muriqui river). 

• Rio São Brás (São Brás river). 

• Rio das Pedras (Pedras river). 

• Porto de Guaíba (Guaíba Port). An iron ore outflow port in Ilha Guaíba (Guaíba island), accessed by a long railway bridge. 

• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guia (Church of Nossa Senhora da Guia), R. Mal. José Caetano, 125 - Centro. Church in downtown Mangaratiba. 

• Igreja Senhora Sant'anna (Senhora Sant'anna Church), Rua Orlandina, 15 - Itacuruçá. Church in the center of Itacuruçá, near the old train station of the neighborhood. 

• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição), Rua da Praia, 205 - Conceição de Jacareí, [email protected]. Church at the beginning of the Conceição de Jacareí beach. 

• Antiga estação ferroviária de Itacuruçá (Old Itacuruçá train station). The old train station of the neighborhood, near the Itacuruçá beach. 

• OYO Residencial Itacuruçá Apart Hotel, R. Cecília, 88 - Itacuruçá, ☏ +55 800 696 7666. This is a pleasant beach apart-hotel where you can really be on your way feeling satiated from a full breakfast and enjoy the pool later on in the day. R$ 112. (updated Jan 2021)
• Pousada Costa Verde, R. Espírito Santos, 45, ☏ +55 21 2780-5323. This one is a little ho-hum just looking at the nondescript building that occupies the street corner, but, hey, it's only a block or two to the beach and sometimes that's all that matters. R$ 122. (updated Jan 2021)
• Guapuruvu HOSTEL, R. Eng. Irineu Marconi, Condominio Praia de Garatucaia, Angra dos Reis, 28, ☏ +55 21 99921-3237. This is a festive little place with hammocks and games and a small pool, plus a bar and free (kind of spartan) breakfast to enjoy your victuals. It's next to Garatucaia Beach and the pier to get to Ilha Grande. (updated Jan 2021)

• Itaguaí
• Seropédica
• Paracambi
• Rio de Janeiro

• For the ferry details, see the article on Ilha Grande.

Note: You can easily rent a place to park your car in Mangaratiba.

Ubatuba ← Angra dos Reis ←

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