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Niterói
Population: 459,451
Distance from Rio de Janeiro: 17 km

Niterói is separated from the capital by the Guanabara Bay. To reach Niterói from Rio, there are two options: taking a ferry leaving from Praça Quinze de Novembro (twenty minutes trip, with a nice view of Rio skyline) or driving along the 14 kilometers of Rio-Niterói bridge (which, for a long time, was the longest bridge of its kind in the world).

Niterói is the second largest city in the State, an important industrial and commercial center; many people live in Niterói and commute to and from the capital.
The proximity with Rio has been attracting good hotels and restaurants, boosting the tourism sector. Niterói offers good beaches, museums and fortresses. The Icaraí beach concentrates the best restaurants, such as branches of Rio´s famous Porcão and Marius. The São Francisco beach concentrates the nightlife events.