Why visit Petrópolis
Townapedia lists 34 museums and landmarks, 26 parks and trails, 64 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Catholic University of Petropolis, Cine Bauhaus, Imperial Museum of Brazil and Casa Stefan Zweig.
Weather in Petrópolis
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Things to do8
Catholic University of Petropolis
School · 1.2 km
Private non-profit university in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro
Cinemaxx Mercado Estação
Cinema and theater · 1.0 km
296 Rua Paulo Barbosa, petropolis
Museums and landmarks34
Imperial Museum of Brazil
Museum
Building in Petrópolis, Brazil
220 Rua da Imperatriz, Petrópolis
Tu-Su 11:00-18:00
Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +55 24 2233 0300;+55 24 2233 0360;+55 61 3521 4455
Palácio Rio Negro
Museum
255 Avenida Koeller, Petrópolis
Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Casa da Morte
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
50 Rua Arthur Barbosa, Petrópolis
Casa da Princesa Isabel
Monument and historic site
42 Avenida Koeller, Petrópolis
22 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds26
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Petrópolis Municipal Nature Park
Park · 0.6 km
Park in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parque Natural Municipal de Petrópolis
Park · 0.7 km
853 Avenida Ipiranga, Petrópolis
14 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes64
Cervejaria Bohemia
Brewery and winery · 0.6 km
166 Rua Alfredo Pachá, Petropolis
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Brownie do Ton - Casa Santos Dumont
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.8 km
22 Rua do Encanto, Petrópolis
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Casarão ODIN
Brewery and winery · 0.7 km
166 Rua Alfredo Pachá, Petropolis
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Arigato Delivery
Restaurant · Japanese · 2.1 km
Emakis, yakisobas e mais em espacinho informal com lanternas de papel, sushi bar e serviço de delivery.
36 Rua Cristovão Colombo, Petrópolis
Casa do Papai Noel
Restaurant
187 Avenida Koeller
Mo-Fr 14:00-22:00; Sa,Su 11:00-24:00
Armazém 646
Restaurant · Bar And Grill · 1.8 km
646 Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, Petrópolis
Churrascada by Disbeef
Restaurant · Steak House · 2.1 km
125 Rua Cristovão Colombo
Kinpai Sushi Bar
Restaurant · Japanese · 2.0 km
423 Rua Gonçalves Dias, Petrópolis
Luigi Massas
Restaurant · Italian · 0.7 km
185 Praça Rui Barbosa (Praça da Liberdade), Petrópolis
52 more on the map.
Where to stay17
Petrópolis Inn
Motel and hotel · 1.9 km
491 Rua Vinte e Nove de Junho, Petrópolis
Hotel e Pousada Dom Pedro
Motel and hotel · 0.6 km
152 Avenida Dom Pedro I, Petrópolis
Pousada Vale Valparaíso Inn
Motel and hotel · 2.0 km
519 Rua Gonçalves Dias, Petrópolis
Churches and places of worship21
Baitul Awwal Mosque
Place of worship · Ahmadiyya · 1.6 km
215 Estrada da Saudade, Petrópolis
Catedral Metodista de Petrópolis
Church · Methodist · 0.8 km
80 Rua Marechal Deodoro, Petrópolis
Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 1.0 km
103 Rua Alberto Torres, Petrópolis
Igreja de São Cristóvão
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.0 km
79 Praça Pasteur, Petrópolis
Igreja Evangelica Voz de Siao
Church · Evangelical · 1.9 km
260 Rua Primeiro de Maio, Petrópolis
Igreja Imaculada Conceição
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
590 Rua Monsenhor Bacelar, Petrópolis
Igreja Metodista Wesleyana
Church · Protestant · 1.3 km
50 Rua Benjamim Constant, petropolis
Igreja Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.0 km
Rua Montecaseros
Paróquia do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.9 km
95 Rua Montecaseros, Petrópolis
Shopping28
Pátio Shopping Petrópolis
Shopping center · 0.8 km
153 Rua Marechal Deodoro, Petrópolis
Conjunto Comercial Vila Rica
Shopping center · 0.9 km
105 Rua Paulo Barbosa, Petrópolis
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Centro Educacional Terra Santa
School · 1.4 km
590 Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, Petrópolis
Centro Educacional Criança Feliz
School · 2.2 km
146 Rua Vítor Meirelles, Petrópolis
Healthcare18
Uromedic - Clínica de Urologia
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.0 km
10 Avenida Portugal, Petrópolis
Clínica Doutor Fragoso Borges
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 km
420 Rua Santos Dumont, Petrópolis
CTO - Centro de Terapia Oncológica
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
309 Rua Doutor Sá Earp, Petrópolis
Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa
Hospital · 2.2 km
236 Avenida Portugal, Petrópolis
Hospital Municiapl Doutor Nelson de Sá Earp
Hospital · 1.4 km
455 Rua Paulino Afonso, Petrópolis
Hospital Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Hospital · 1.8 km
312 Rua Doutor Paulo Lobo de Morais, Petrópolis
Neurocenter - Centro de Diagnóstico e Tratamento
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.2 km
78 Rua Buenos Aires, Petrópolis
Map of Petrópolis
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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, 35 km away.
- Magé 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Guapimirim 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Teresópolis 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- São Pedro 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Paty do Alferes 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Miguel Pereira 30 km west, about 30 min by car
- Duque de Caxias 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Belford Roxo 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- São Gonçalo 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Rio de Janeiro 45 km south, about 45 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Petrópolis RJ Brasil - Lateral da Catedral S. Pedro de Ancântara - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis - panoramio, Daniel Nonato, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis - panoramio (7), Daniel Nonato, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis - panoramio (6), Daniel Nonato, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Petrópolis RJ Brasil - Catedral S.Pedro de Alcântara - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis - panoramio (1), Daniel Nonato, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782942531), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783910592), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783567206), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783560502), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782797159), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783026117), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782784173), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783737032), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782691513), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783867864), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783817468), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782889917), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782852823), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783675738), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783543256), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783853502), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782728197), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782906275), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783106235), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783798802), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783703580), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783648524), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783758466), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782899149), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3782744941), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3790013297), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Catedral de Petrópolis (3783038921), Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Universidade Católica de Petropolis, RJ, Brazil 01, Wilfredor, CC0
- Museu Imperial 03 (cropped), Filipo Tardim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa Stefan Zweig in Petropolis, Andreas Maislinger, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Estrada Imperial II, MarinelsonAlmeidaSilva, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20240721 160010 Catedral de São Pedro de Alcântara localiza-se em Petrópolis -RJ, HELIO BASTOS SALMON, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Petropolis-CasaSantosDumont, Alexandre Machado from Florianópolis - SC, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- President's Summer home, Rio Negro Palace, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa da Morte, Petropolis, RJ on 18-06-2017, by Renato Zanata, Renazo Zanata, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palácio da Princesa Isabel 02, Filipo Tardim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palácio de Cristal (Petrópolis), Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Q28679538 IMG 6782, Dsixpet37, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palácio Imperial de Petrópolis, da Coleção Brasiliana Iconográfica, Unknown, Public domain
- Tomb of Pedro II of Brazil (1825-1891), Carolina Mello, CC BY-SA 4.0
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