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Brazil · Rio de Janeiro

Cabo Frio: how to get there and around

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Cabo Frio is a city of 238,438 people in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level.

Key facts

Population238,438
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Time zoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo (UTC-3 now)
CurrencyReal (BRL)
Dialling code+55
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, IEC 60906-1
Postal codes28900-000
Coordinates-22.887, -42.026
Cabo Frio

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Daylight in Cabo Frio runs from about 10 h 46 min a day in late June to 13 h 35 min in late December (computed for -22.89° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Cabo Frio in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

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Common questions

How big is Cabo Frio?

About 238,438 people live in Cabo Frio (GeoNames).

What time zone is Cabo Frio in?

America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3.

What currency is used in Cabo Frio?

The Real (BRL). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Cabo Frio?

Rio de Janeiro (118 km), Belo Horizonte (385 km), Duque de Caxias (132 km), Nova Iguaçu (147 km), São José dos Campos (396 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.