Baixada Fluminense
a region in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Baixada Fluminense (Rio Lowlands) is a region of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The region is also called sometimes Baixada da Guanabara (Guanabara Lowlands)
Cities
Other destinations
- š Ćrea de ProteĆ§Ć£o Ambiental de Guapimirim (One of the main Environmental Protection Areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the municipality of Guapimirim)
- š Guia de PacobaĆba (District where the first train station of Brazil is located, in the municipality of MagĆ©)
- š Reserva BiolĆ³gica do TinguĆ” (A large biological reserve in the north of Nova IguaƧu)
- š Ćrea de ProteĆ§Ć£o Ambiental de GericinĆ³-Mendanha (Environmental Protection Area located between Baixada Fluminense and the municipality of Rio de Janeiro)
- š Ilha do Martins and Ilha de ItacuruƧƔ (Two islands in the western limit of ItaguaĆ, in the Sepetiba Bay - the entire Martins island is inside the territory of ItaguaĆ, while only a part of the ItacuruƧƔ island belongs to this municipality)
Understand
The Baixada Fluminense region is the immediate periphery of Rio de Janeiro. Its urban area sprawled along the suburban train lines and the main highways of the capital and its continuous surrounding areas. This expansion occurred more intensely along axes towards ItaguaĆ, in the west, Paracambi, in the northwest, and Duque de Caxias, in the north (following later towards Guapimirim, in the northeast). The region is located in the wide lowlands area to the north of the central municipality and to the south of the mountain range known as Serra do Mar, and includes the municipalities of Guapimirim, MagĆ©, Duque de Caxias, SĆ£o JoĆ£o de Meriti, Belford Roxo, NilĆ³polis, Mesquita, Nova IguaƧu, Queimados, Japeri, Paracambi, SeropĆ©dica and ItaguaĆ.
Get in
The major airports in the Rio de Janeiro state are GaleĆ£o - AntĆ“nio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG). and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU). , and the main long-distance bus station is RodoviĆ”ria Novo Rio. , so it is very likely that someone arrives in Rio's metro area through the capital city. In this case, there are lots of urban lines of several means of public transport that links directly the metropolitan core to each one of the 13 municipalities of Baixada Fluminense.
Moreover, there is also the Terminal RodoviƔrio de Nova IguaƧu. , a major bus station in Baixada Fluminense, and, depending on the place a visitor is coming from, he/she can arrive directly in this sub-region of the metropolitan area of Rio through it.
Get around
In Baixada Fluminense, the main urban mean of transport is the suburban train; the railway branches connect almost all municipalities of the region to Central do Brasil, in the downtown area of the capital, and have stations in many neighborhoods of Baixada - they can therefore be used for transportation within this part of the metropolitan area of Rio. Urban intercity bus and van lines departing from the thirteen municipalities of Baixada Fluminense also connect Baixada to the Central Zone of the municipality of Rio, as well as to several neighborhoods in the North and West zones of the capital. As for circulation within Baixada Fluminense, there are urban intercity bus lines connecting all municipalities in Baixada to each other, in addition to municipal lines of buses and vans.
See
Environmental interest
- Ćrea de ProteĆ§Ć£o Ambiental de GericinĆ³-Mendanha - APA de GericinĆ³-Mendanha (GericinĆ³-Mendanha Environmental Protection Area) located along the municipalities of NilĆ³polis, Mesquita, and Nova IguaƧu.
- Reserva BiolĆ³gica do TinguĆ” - Rebio do TinguĆ” (TinguĆ” Biological Reserve) along Duque de Caxias, Nova IguaƧu, and Japeri.
- Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara (Municipal Natural Park of Taquara) in the neighborhood of Taquara, district of ImbariĆŖ, Duque de Caxias.
- Parque Nacional da Serra dos ĆrgĆ£os - PARNASO (Serra dos ĆrgĆ£os National Park) along Guapimirim, MagĆ©, and Duque de Caxias.
- Ćrea de ProteĆ§Ć£o Ambiental de Guapimirim - APA de Guapimirim (Guapimirim Environmental Protection Area) in Guapimirim and MagĆ©.
- Parque Natural Municipal BarĆ£o de MauĆ” (BarĆ£o de MauĆ” Municipal Natural Park) in Ypiranga, district of Guia de PacobaĆba, MagĆ©.
- Parque Natural Municipal do CuriĆ³ (Municipal Natural Park of CuriĆ³) in Paracambi.
- Orla de Coroa Grande (Coroa Grande shoreline) in the neighborhoods of Vila Geny and Coroa Grande, municipality of ItaguaĆ.
- Praia da Igreja (Igreja beach) in Ilha da Madeira, ItaguaĆ
- Rio Guandu (Guandu River) along Paracambi, SeropƩdica, Japeri, Queimados, and Nova IguaƧu.
- Rio Macacu (Macacu River) in Guapimirim.
- Praia de MauƔ (MauƔ beach) in MauƔ, municipality of MagƩ.
Historical landmarks
- RuĆnas da Fazenda SĆ£o Bernardino (Ruins of the SĆ£o Bernardino Farm) in IguaƧu Velho, municipality of Nova IguaƧu.
- Fazenda SĆ£o Bento do IguaƧu (Sao Bento do IguaƧu Farm) in SĆ£o Bento, Duque de Caxias.
- Catedral de Santo Antonio de Jacutinga (Cathedral of Santo Antonio de Jacutinga) in downtown Nova IguaƧu.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar (Church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar) in the neighborhood of Pilar, Duque de Caxias.
- Igreja CatĆ³lica Sant'Ana (Sant'Ana Catholic Church) in Jardim Primavera, Duque de Caxias.
- Igreja de SĆ£o Judas Tadeu (Church of SĆ£o Judas Tadeu) in ImbariĆŖ, Duque de Caxias.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora de FƔtima (Church of Nossa Senhora de FƔtima) in Parada AngƩlica, Duque de Caxias.
- Igreja de SĆ£o JoĆ£o Batista (Church of SĆ£o JoĆ£o Batista) in the center of SĆ£o JoĆ£o de Meriti.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da ConceiĆ§Ć£o (Church of Nossa Senhora da ConceiĆ§Ć£o) in NilĆ³polis.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da ConceiĆ§Ć£o (Church of Nossa Senhora da ConceiĆ§Ć£o) in Belford Roxo.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da ConceiĆ§Ć£o (Church of Nossa Senhora da ConceiĆ§Ć£o) in Queimados.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade) in the downtown area of MagƩ.
- Capela de Nossa Senhora dos RemĆ©dios (Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos RemĆ©dios) in Imperador, Guia de PacobaĆba, MagĆ©.
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Church of Nossa Senhora Aparecida) in PiabetƔ, MagƩ.
- Capela SĆ£o Benedito (SĆ£o Benedito Chapel) in Coroa Grande, ItaguaĆ.
- RuĆnas do Porto da Estrela (Ruins of Porto da Estrela) in the district of MauĆ” (Guia de PacobaĆba), MagĆ©.
- Antiga estaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria Guia de PacobaĆba (Old Guia de PacobaĆba train station) in Guia de PacobaĆba, MagĆ©.
- Estrada de Ferro MauĆ” (MauĆ” Railway) starting in the limit between Jardim da Paz and Ypiranga, in the district of Guia de PacobaĆba, and ending in Raiz da Serra, in the district of Vila Inhomirim, in MagĆ©.
- EstaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de Belford Roxo e a antiga Estrada de Ferro Rio d'Ouro (Belford Roxo train station and the old Rio d'Ouro Railway) from downtown Belford Roxo to downtown SĆ£o JoĆ£o de Meriti, along the neighborhoods of Coelho da Rocha, Agostinho Porto, and Vila Rosali, all in SĆ£o JoĆ£o.
- EstaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de Japeri (Japeri train station) in the Japeri city center.
- EstaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de Paracambi (Paracambi train station) in the Paracambi city center.
- Antiga estaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de TinguĆ” (Old TinguĆ” train station) in TinguĆ”, Nova IguaƧu.
- Antiga estaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de ItaguaĆ (Old ItaguaĆ train station) in the downtown area of ItaguaĆ.
- RuĆnas da estaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de Coroa Grande (Ruins of Coroa Grande train station) in Coroa Grande, ItaguaĆ.
- RuĆnas da estaĆ§Ć£o ferroviĆ”ria de Cava da Estrada de Ferro Rio d'Ouro (Ruins of Cava train station of the Rio d'Ouro Railway) in Vila de Cava, Nova IguaƧu.
- PrĆ©dio da Companhia TĆŖxtil Brasil Industrial (Building of Brazil Industrial Textile Company) in BoqueirĆ£o, Paracambi.
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ (Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro) in SeropƩdica.
Do
The Rio metro area still keeps more than 30% of its green territory conserved. Although a large part of this green area is located in the municipalities of Rio (the state capital city), NiterĆ³i, SĆ£o GonƧalo, ItaboraĆ, MaricĆ”, TanguĆ”, Rio Bonito and Cachoeiras de Macacu (in Leste Metropolitano), nearly a third of it is in Baixada Fluminense. The fact that a substantial part of the preserved green area of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro is distributed across the majority of the 13 municipalities of Baixada Fluminense shows the tourist potential of this part of Greater Rio in the ecological segment. Tourists can schedule and take guided tours in several of these protected areas. Two of the main protected green areas in Baixada Fluminense are the TinguĆ” Biological Reserve (Reserva BiolĆ³gica do TinguĆ”), whose largest part is in the municipality of Nova IguaƧu, and the Guapimirim Environmental Protection Area (Ćrea de ProteĆ§Ć£o Ambiental de Guapimirim), at the shoreline of Guanabara Bay.