Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Nova Iguaçu travel guide
Nova Iguaçu is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 843,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- GIG21 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Nova Iguaçu is the second largest city of Baixada Fluminense, and, together with Duque de Caxias, it polarizes the municipalities of this sub-region of the metro area of Rio. In turn, these two municipalities - just like all other peripheral municipalities of Baixada Fluminense and Greater Rio as a whole - are polarized by the downtown area of Rio de Janeiro, the metropolitan core.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Nova Iguaçu
See
- Bell tower of Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Piedade
- Chapel of Engenho da Posse
- Igreja de Santo Antônio de Jacutinga
- Igreja de Santo Antônio da Prata
- Parque Municipal de Nova Iguaçu
- Reserva Biológica Federal do Tinguá
- Serra de Madureira
- Serra do Tinguá
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Where to stay
Hotels in Nova Iguaçu
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mont Blanc Apart Hotel Nova Iguaçu | 0.6 km | |
| Mont Blanc Diamond Flat | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Nova Iguaçu
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nova Iguaçu 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).
Getting there
Getting to Nova Iguaçu: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 34 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 108 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
From the Central Zone of Rio de Janeiro, urban bus, van and train lines depart to Nova Iguaçu. Most bus lines that connect the Rio's downtown area to Nova Iguaçu depart from Terminal Américo Fontenelle, in the neighborhood of Gamboa, and the trains depart from Central do Brasil station. The vans to Nova Iguaçu also depart from the region of Central do Brasil. The main road access to Nova Iguaçu for those coming from the downtown area of Rio are the BR-116 highway (Via Dutra) and the Light highway (Via Light).
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GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
SDU · Santos Dumont Airport
JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport
Questions
Nova Iguaçu: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Nova Iguaçu?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nova Iguaçu 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 Nova Iguaçu?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 34 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 108 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Nova Iguaçu?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Nova Iguaçu
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.