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Rio de Janeiro Cruise Ship Terminal

Filed under: Ask Us - January 17th, 2006

Your Question

We are arriving in Rio by air and leaving on a cruise ship. Where are the cruise ships (Radission Seven Seas) docked and what is the easiest way to get from the international airport to the ship terminal? Is there a more detailed map available on line?

Our Reply

In Rio de Janeiro the cruise ships dock at the Pier Mauá, just across from Praça Mauá (within walking distance from downtown). If you’re arriving by air then you’ll likely be landing at Antônio Carlos Jobim Airport, which is about 18km (11 miles) north of downtown. The best way to get from this airport to the cruise ship terminal is by radio taxi (prepay).

As for a map, I unfortunately couldn’t find anything on-line for you and we (Cities in Brazil) are currently working on maps but they are not near detailed enough yet. Instead I’ll give you the latitude and longitude of the Pier Mauá, to use this plug it into Google Earth (free download) and you’ll “see” exactly where you’ll need to be.

S22 53′39.10″ W43 10′46.08″
(Note: with Google Earth, you may need to retype the quotes, ie ‘ & “)