Cabo Frio - Attractions in Cabo Frio

Forte São Matheus
It was constructed for the Portuguese between 1616 and 1620 to defend the coast against Frenchmen, Englishmen and Dutches that attracted for being a rich zone in Pau-Brazil.
From the Fort you had the most beautiful and complete sight of the whole extension of the beach do Forte to Arraial do Cabo. Of the opposite side it can there turns the Ilha do Japonês.

Bairro das Passagem
The neighborhood of Passagem supports characteristics of the epoch of the foundation. It possesses valuable architectural and historical wealth. The neighborhood arose as a point of support in the voyage for the Channel do Itajurú. The church São Benedito is one of his principal attractions and is located in a square where bars exist with tables in the street and where appetizers can be enjoy, when, listen to live music. To come up to the neighborhood it is necessary to continue until the end of the Avenue Assunção, turn to the right or continue for the avenue do Contour, until the end Praia das Forte.
São Benedito's Igreja
Located in the neighborhood da Passagem, was constructed in 1701 with the aim to realize masses for the blacks, since the discrimination was very strong in that time and it is dedicated to the Santinho Preto, one of the saints more popular of the Brazil.
Chapel Nossa Senhora da Guide
Constructed for the Franciscan in 1740, is placed in the high of the Morro da Guide and offers the most beautiful sight of the city.
Rua dos Bikinis / Gamboa Shopping
One of the principal attractions of the city the Rua dos Bikínis, is a shopping to open sky, the Gamboa Shopping. Here besides bikinis is of everything as for beach mode.
To come it is necessary to cross the Bridge Feliciano Sodré and turn to the right. It opens from 9 a.m. hs and in high season it closes at midnight.
Church Matriz of Assunção's Nossa Senhora
His altar of baroque style, with details in gold, possesses an image of the virgin Patrona carved in wood. Of the right side a chapel was constructed in honoring to the virgin Nossa Senhora da Conceição who has an image found in 1721, for a fisherman in a cave.
Monument do Anjo Caído
Located in the way of the Channel do Itajurú, in the neighborhood do Portinho. The anjo (angel) was esculped in stone on a column of 9 meters to commemorate the opening of the Artificial channel Palmer.
Charitas - Museum and House of Culture Jose of Dome
It was an orphanage that was receiving abandoned children. Constructed in late 1837 today is a space with Cultural permanent activities and it contains an exhibition of the works of the plastic artist Jose of Tame, principal exponent of the art of Cold End. It stays on the corner of the Av. Assunção with the Av. Nile Peçanha, in the downtown and it opens from Monday to Friday from 8 to 20 and Saturday, Sundays and Holidays from 14 to 20 hs.