Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Duque de Caxias is a town of 866,347 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Why visit Duque de Caxias
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 38 parks and trails, 37 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio and GRES Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral.
Weather in Duque de Caxias
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
5 Rua Almirante Barroso, Duque de Caxias
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GRES Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral
Monument and historic site · 2.4 km
60 Rua Alvarenga Peixoto, Rio de Janeiro
Parks, trails and playgrounds38
Praça Francisco Gonçalves Moura
Park · 2.0 km
Cruzamento da tancredo neves com a rua josé de alencar
26 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes37
Deia da Padaria
Cafe · Donut, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Cake, Dessert · 0.7 km
489 Avenida Winston Churchill, Duque de Caxias
BBB Grill - Churracaria e Pizzaria Estrela dos Pampas
Restaurant · Regional · 1.1 km
MACACO Lounge
Bar and pub · 0.9 km
804 Avenida Doutor Manoel Reis, Duque de Caxias
25 more on the map.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship27
Catedral de Santo Antônio
Church · Catholic
1861 Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola, Duque de Caxias
Igreja Manancias | Duque de Caxias
Church · 0.9 km
80 Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, Duque de Caxias
Comunidade Santa Terezinha do Menino Jesus
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.9 km
Rua Castro Alves, Duque de Caxias
Comunidade São João Batista
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.9 km
194 Rua Cel. França Soares, Duque de Caxias
Igreja Medodista no Beira Mar
Church · United Methodist · 2.3 km
4 Rua Carlos de Carvalho, duque de caxias
Igreja Ministério Pão da Vida
Church · Protestant · 0.8 km
316 Rua Coronel Nicolau Silva, Duque de Caxias
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Glória
Church · Catholic · 1.0 km
236 Rua Risoleta Caetano, Duque de Caxias
Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Church · Catholic · 1.0 km
Rua Professor José de Souza Herdy, Duque de Caxias
Igreja Presbiteriana do Parque Araruama
Church · Presbyterian · 2.4 km
Rua Itaipava, São João de Meriti
Núcleo São Camilo (colégio)
Church · Catholic · 2.2 km
Avenida Brasil, Duque de Caxias
Paróquia Imaculada Conceição
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.0 km
Pça. da Bandeira, Duque de Caxias
Shopping30
Ela Shopping
Shopping center
1777 Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola, Duque de Caxias
Shopping Unigranrio
Shopping center · 0.7 km
Rua Professor José de Souza Herdy, Duque de Caxias
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries52
Unigranrio
School · 0.7 km
1160 Rua Professor José de Souza Herdy, Duque de Caxias
E.M. Visconde de Itaboraí (Antigo CESAP)
School · 1.7 km
2279 Avenida Nilo Peçanha, Duque de Caxias
Escola Municipal Eneyda Rabello de Andrade
School · 2.4 km
37 Praça Alberto Torres
Centro Educacional Vieira Passos
School · 0.8 km
242 Rua Joaquim Nabuco, Duque de Caxias
Healthcare26
Farmácia Kelly
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.0 km
631 Avenida Nilo Peçanha, Duque de Caxias
Map of Duque de Caxias
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Getting there and nearby towns
RIOgaleão - Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Cordovil 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Acari 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- São João de Meriti 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Belford Roxo 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Nilópolis 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Rio de Janeiro 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Niterói 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- São Gonçalo 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Magé 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Maricá 53 km east, about 53 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Novas Palmeiras no centro de Duque de Caxias na gestão do Prefeito Zito. - panoramio, Luiz Antonio Silva, CC BY 3.0
- Graffiti de Duque de Caxias, Vitorperrut555, CC BY 4.0
- Terminal Rodoviário em Duque de Caxias 2, Túllio F, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terminal Rodoviário em Duque de Caxias, Túllio F, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IgrejaNSApresentacao, No machine-readable author provided. Nelson-nit assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- Desfile da Grande Rio, Carnaval de 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 102, Viniciusmarvin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bandeira da Vigário Geral 2024 (53789042497), Anderson Peixoto from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Limousine Carioca - RJ. 129.079 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- União - DC 1.024 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Master - RJ. 159.111 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Miguelpereira, Danilo waked, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fabio's - RJ. 154.036 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Vera Cruz - RJ. 205.007 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Master - RJ.159.021 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Reginas - RJ. 110.112 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Expresso Mangaratiba - RJ. 137.224 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Fabio's - DC 2.228 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Expresso Mangaratiba - RJ. 137.200 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Vera Cruz - RJ. 205.014 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Reginas - DC 4.152 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Santo Antonio - RJ. 161.008 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Reginas - DC 4.153 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Fabios - RJ. 154.052 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Fabio's - RJ. 154.100 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Reginas - RJ. 110.010 - Flickr - Rafael Delazari, Rafael Delazari from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- ISS026-E-26174 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-9001 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Viatura Operativa JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) - 2023 (53545333199), Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 06, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 02, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 03, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 04, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 12, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 05, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 11, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caminhada Fotográfica Comemorar é Resistir 01, JCunha (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0
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