Sao Joao de Meriti: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Rio de Janeiro
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 466,536
• Coordinates: 22.8039° S, 43.3722° W
• Time zone: America/Sao_Paulo (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 916 km (569 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ): 20 km (13 mi), straight line
• Santos Dumont Airport (SDU): 25 km (15 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nilopolis: 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
• Belford Roxo: 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
• Duque de Caxias: 6.5 km (4.1 mi)
• Nova Iguacu: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
• Vila Sarapui: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)