Region: Rio de Janeiro region · Brazil
Mesquita travel guide
Mesquita is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 179,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- GIG19 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Plugs
- C, N · 220 V
- Emergency
- 190
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Mesquita
Mesquita is the newest municipality in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, having been dismembered from Nova Iguaçu in 1999. Just like Nilópolis, it is one of the main passages for people going from Nova Iguaçu to Rio de Janeiro. Mesquita is also crossed by the Japeri railway line, which connects the Central do Brasil station to the Japeri station. The stations of the Japeri line in Mesquita are Edson Passos, Mesquita (city center), and Presidente Juscelino.
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When to go
The best time to visit Mesquita
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mesquita are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 250 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).
Public holidays in Brazil, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Mesquita: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 31 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 110 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
In the Central Zone of Rio, there are urban bus, van and train lines to Mesquita. Buses to the municipality of Mesquita depart from Terminal Américo Fontenelle, and the trains depart from Central do Brasil train station. The vans to Mesquita also depart from the Central do Brasil area. The main road access to Mesquita for those coming from the Rio de Janeiro city center are the Light highway (Via Light) and the Getúlio de Moura avenue.
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Questions
Mesquita: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mesquita?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mesquita are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 250 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mesquita?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 31 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 110 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Mesquita?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Mesquita
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.