Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Maricá travel guide
Maricá is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 212,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- SDU35 km · Santos Dumont Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Maricá
Maricá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Greater Niterói region (or Metropolitan East), bordering Itaboraí, São Gonçalo, Rio Bonito, Niterói, Saquarema and Tanguá.
Maricá is the last municipality on the sea coast of the metropolitan agglomeration of Rio de Janeiro to the east. It has many areas of environmental protection within its territory, as well as various lagoons and a single and very long strip of sand that stretches approximately 35 km along the coast of Maricá - almost the entire coast of the municipality.
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When to go
The best time to visit Maricá
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Maricá are June to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 187 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).
Getting there
Getting to Maricá: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 35 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 46 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 138 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The major airports in the state are Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport and Santos Dumont Airport, and the main bus station served by buses coming from outside the Grande Rio area is Rodoviária Novo Rio, so it is probable that the visitor arrives in the metropolitan area through the state capital. Those visitors who enter the metropolitan area through the Central Zone can go to the municipality of Maricá by using one of the several urban bus and van lines available in downtown.
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SDU · Santos Dumont Airport
GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport
Questions
Maricá: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Maricá?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Maricá are June to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 187 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maricá?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 35 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 46 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 138 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Maricá?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Maricá
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; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.