Region: Rio de Janeiro region · Brazil
Where to stay in Cabo Frio
Cabo Frio is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 238,000 people.
- Best months
- May to October
- Nearest airport
- SDU117 km · Santos Dumont Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Plugs
- C, N · 220 V
- Emergency
- 190
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Cabo Frio
Cabo Frio is a tourist destination located in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Cabo Frio is a popular beach destination which draws a lot of beachgoers and surfers from around the state, and from the neighboring landlocked state of Minas Gerais. It was founded in the 16th century, after the Portuguese chased the French away from the area, and remained small for most of its history. With the income from the tourism industry and the influx of retired folks from Rio de Janeiro, it has grown to a city of over 216,000 (2017), with a wide range of amenities for the traveller.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Cabo Frio
See
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Guia
- Church of Saint Benedict
- Sào Mateus Fort
Do
- Over Sea Dive Center
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Where to stay
Where the places to stay in Cabo Frio are
116 places to stay in this guide with known coordinates, grouped by straight-line distance from the city centre (the point Wikidata gives for Cabo Frio), nearest first. Distance on foot or by road is longer.
6 places
- Pousada la Portella · 0.3 km
- Pousada Boulevard · 0.4 km
- Hotel Marlen · 0.5 km
- Pousada Brasil Nativo · 0.6 km
- Nova Onda Hotel · 0.6 km
- Samba Cabo Frio · 0.8 km
11 places
- Green Hotéis · 1.1 km
- Hotel Paradiso del Sol · 1.1 km
- Hotel Premium Recanto da Passagem · 1.1 km
- Pousada Recanto da Passagem · 1.2 km
- Hotel Boutique Recanto da Passagem · 1.2 km
- Hotel Solar do Arco · 1.2 km
- Pousada Marilia · 1.6 km
- Pousada Estalage · 1.6 km
- OYO Pousada Recanto Shangrilá · 1.7 km
- Pousada Ancora de Ouro · 1.7 km
- Hotel Mar de Cabo Frio · 2.1 km
8 places
- Pousada Sun Victory · 3.7 km
- Pier Beach Club · 4.1 km
- Pousada Laguna · 4.2 km
- Pousada Jataí · 4.4 km
- Pousada On Shore · 4.9 km
- Mediterrane Hotel - Arraial do Cabo · 9.3 km
- Hotel da Canoa · 9.7 km
- Buzios Espiritualidade Resort Caravelas · 9.8 km
91 places
- Sophia II Residence Inn · 10.4 km
- Hope Pousada · 10.6 km
- Pousada Tanto Mar · 11.3 km
- Pousada Mar e Terra · 13.1 km
- Búzios Beach Resort · 13.7 km
- Pousada Oceano de Búzios · 14.4 km
- As Palmeiras Pousada · 15.2 km
- A Concept Hotel & Spa · 15.4 km
- Pousada dos Tangaras · 15.4 km
- Pousada do Namorado · 15.6 km
- Pousada Marbella · 15.6 km
- Le Relais La Borie · 15.7 km
- Pousada da Cyssa · 15.8 km
- Hotel Aretê · 15.8 km
- Búzios Colinas Homestay · 16.0 km
- Pousada Costa Del Sol · 16.1 km
- Chez Pitu Praia Hotel · 16.1 km
- Mirante de geriba! · 16.3 km
- Pousada Blue Moon · 16.5 km
- Lua Nova Ferradurinha Búzios · 16.5 km
And 71 more, further out.
Where to stay
Hotels in Cabo Frio
116 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| A Concept Hotel & Spa | 15.4 km | |
| Anfiteatro Tropical | 18.5 km | |
| Aquabarra Boutique Hotel & Spa | 16.5 km | |
| Armacao dos Buzios Pousada Design | 20.1 km | |
| As Palmeiras Pousada | 15.2 km | |
| Auberge de la Langouste | 19.9 km | |
| Azeda Boutique Hotel | 20.6 km | |
| Bella Geribá Búzios | 16.8 km | |
| Bossa Buzios | 18.9 km | |
| Búzios Beach Resort | 13.7 km | |
| Búzios Colinas Homestay | 16.0 km | |
| Buzios Espiritualidade Resort Caravelas | 9.8 km | |
| Buzios Mar Hotel | 21.3 km | |
| Byblos Pousada | 19.8 km | |
| Cachoeira Inn | 18.4 km | |
| Calador Búzios Hotel | 20.2 km | |
| Casagrande Hotel Boutique | 21.3 km | |
| Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa | 19.8 km | |
| Chez Pitu Praia Hotel | 16.1 km | |
| Cliffside Luxury Inn | 18.3 km | |
| Colonna Galapagos Boutique Hotel | 21.4 km | |
| Colonna Park Hotel | 21.5 km | |
| Coronado Beach Hotel | 21.3 km | |
| Costa do Sol Boutique Hotel | 19.8 km | |
| Encanto de Búzios | 18.6 km | |
| Eny Boutique Hotel | 21.1 km | |
| Flats Paguru | 16.6 km | |
| Greco Hotel | 20.1 km | |
| Green Hotéis | 1.1 km | |
| Hibiscus Beach | 20.9 km | |
| Hope Pousada | 10.6 km | |
| Hotel Aretê | 15.8 km | |
| Hotel Atlântico Búzios Convention & Resort | 20.0 km | |
| Hotel Barra da Lagoa | 19.7 km | |
| Hotel Boutique Recanto da Passagem | 1.2 km | |
| Hotel da Canoa | 9.7 km | |
| Hotel Don Quijote Búzios | 18.8 km | |
| Hotel El Cazar | 19.8 km | |
| Hotel Ferradura Resort | 18.4 km | |
| Hotel Ilha Branca Inn | 20.8 km |
All 116 hotels in Cabo Frio, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Cabo Frio
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cabo Frio are May to October. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 144 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Cabo Frio travel calendar 2027: every day with public and school holidays, sunrise and sunset and the typical high and low (also as JSON).
Public holidays in Brazil, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Cabo Frio: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 126 km) is also within reach.
Questions
Cabo Frio: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cabo Frio?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cabo Frio are May to October. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 144 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cabo Frio?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 126 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Cabo Frio?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Cabo Frio
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.