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Araruama, Brazil

Araruama is a town of 137,906 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in January 22, 1890.

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Population137,906 GeoNames
RegionRio de Janeiro
Elevation15 m 49 ft
FoundedJanuary 22, 1890
Time zoneAmerica/Sao Paulo
Land area633.8 km²
Nearest airportCabo Frio International Airport (CFB) 28 km

Why visit Araruama

Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 72 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Sítio Ilha do Lazer and Praia do Hospício.

About Araruama

Araruama (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾɐɾuˈɐmɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located at 22°52'22" of latitude South and 42°20'35" of longitude west, at an altitude of fifty feet. In 2020, its population was 134,293 inhabitants, which places it the second largest population in the Região dos Lagos.

From the Wikipedia article Araruama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Araruama on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do3

Cinemagic

Cinema and theater · 0.7 km

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Max Movies

Cinema and theater · 13.3 km

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Teatro Municipal de Araruama

Cinema and theater · 1.1 km

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Museums and landmarks6

Amo Araruama

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

Rodovia Amaral Peixoto, Araruama

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Antiga Estação Ponte dos Leites - Araruama - Estrada de Ferro Maricá

Monument and historic site · 3.1 km

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Casa de Cultura

Museum · 12.6 km

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Museu Arqueológico de Araruama

Museum · 10.8 km

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Pedra da Salga

Monument and historic site · 14.4 km

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Pedra do Lagarto

Monument and historic site · 14.3 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds27

Sítio Ilha do Lazer

Sports field and stadium · 5.4 km

Sa-Su 09:00-17:00

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Praia do Hospício

Beach · 2.1 km

Praia lacustre

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Instituto Azimute de Agroecologia e Educação Ambiental

Park · 13.3 km

Estamos localizados na área de preservação ambiental da serra Castelhana, em Saquarema, divisa com Rio Bonito. Nossa produção orgânica...

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Mirante Dona Célia

Park · 11.8 km

Mo-Su 08:00-23:00

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Praça Princesa Diana

Park · 13.4 km

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Praça da Bíblia

Park · 12.0 km

14234 Rodovia Amaral Peixoto, SAQUAREMA

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Praça Menino João Hélio

Park · 1.1 km

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Boavista Sport Club

Sports field and stadium · 14.0 km

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Parque de Ponte dos Leites

Park · 3.2 km

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Parquinho - São José D'Aldeia

Park · 7.7 km

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Praça da Bíblia

Park · 0.8 km

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Praça da Ponte

Park · 7.3 km

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Restaurants and cafes72

Dona Bita

Cafe · Coffee Shop, Dessert · 0.8 km

134 Rua México, Araruama

Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00

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Recanto Casa do Tamba

Restaurant · Regional · 11.6 km

Estrada do Pau Brasil, s/n casa 66

11:00-17:00

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Bom Sabor

Restaurant · Japanese, Regional

31 Rua Joaquim Andrade, Araruama

Mo-Sa 11:00-15:00

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MickeyDonald Açaieteria & Lanches

Restaurant · Pizza, Burger, Sandwich, Chicken · 1.6 km

N° 60 Qd 03 Estarda Regamé,, Araruama

10:00-00:00

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Pizzaria do Rico

Restaurant · Pizza · 14.3 km

3151 Avenida Saquarema, saquarema

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Rei do Mate

Cafe · 0.7 km

Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00

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Restaurante Belar

Restaurant · Fish And Chips, Seafood · 9.8 km

1224 Avenida Beira Mar, Saquarema

Segunda 09:00 às 18:00 Terça 09:00 às 18:00 Quarta 09:00 às 18:00...

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Restaurante Estrela do Mar

Restaurant · Seafood, Fish And Chips · 9.8 km

1225 Avenida Beira Mar, Saquarema

Segunda 09:00 às 17:00 Terça 09:00 às 17:00 Quarta FECHADO Quinta...

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Picanha do Gugu

Restaurant · 3.8 km

261 Rua Capitão Vergara

Mo-Su 11:00-23:30

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Picanha do Gugu

Restaurant · 11.9 km

18 Rua Eurydice Freire Canellas

Mo-Su 11:00-23:00

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Sabor De Casa

Restaurant

78 Rua Paul Harris, Araruama

Mo-Sa 10:30-15:30

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Shilo Pizzaria

Restaurant · Pizza · 13.0 km

428 Rua Beatriz Amaral Pereira

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History

The municipality of Araruama was occupied intensively by Indigenous Tupinambás, gardeners and potters populations of Amazonian origin, striking presence that left their villages since precolonial times. Urns, painted bowls, plus a wide variety of utilitarian ceramic forms are examples of what can be found in different archaeological sites in the region. The villages have researched, Morro Grande, in particular, dated 2200 years, are among the oldest occupations in this group Tupi in Brazil.

The site that currently corresponds to the municipality of Araruama integrated the captaincy of São Vicente, donated to Martim Afonso de Sousa, still in colonial Brazil (1534), but the first news about the occupation of the territory were given in 1575 by the expedition of the governor of captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salema, who went to Cabo Frio and that decimated hundreds of French and Indigenous.

The records on the territory of Araruama dating from 1615, as a result of the foundation of the present city of Cabo Frio, which came to promote recognition of the São João River and Lagoon Araruama.

In 1626, the land encompassed by the Araruama sesmarias donated to Manuel Riscado which implemented a sawmill using Brazil wood and other hardwoods.

From the History section of Araruama on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay10

Churches and places of worship40

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Shopping62

Gas and EV charging16

Schools, colleges and libraries36

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Healthcare36

Map of Araruama

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Getting there and nearby towns

Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.

  • Iguaba Grande 12 km east, about 12 min by car
  • Saquarema 13 km west, about 13 min by car
  • São Pedro da Aldeia 25 km east, about 25 min by car
  • Silva Jardim 25 km north, about 25 min by car
  • Cabo Frio 32 km east, about 32 min by car
  • Maricá 49 km west, about 49 min by car
  • São Gonçalo 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Magé 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Niterói 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Rio de Janeiro 86 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car

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