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Best places to live in Greater Rio de Janeiro

10 places with 7,752,216 residents within about 60 km of Rio de Janeiro, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Rio de Janeiro, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Magé
    Rio de Janeiro, 244,092 residents    67
  2. 2Itaboraí
    Rio de Janeiro, 240,040 residents    67
  3. 3Maricá
    Rio de Janeiro, 211,986 residents    66
  4. 4Itaguaí
    Rio de Janeiro, 123,980 residents    64
  5. 5Tanguá
    Rio de Janeiro, 32,858 residents    62
  6. 6Guapimirim
    Rio de Janeiro, 54,300 residents    62
  7. 7Barra da Tijuca
    Rio de Janeiro, 39,403 residents    61
  8. 8Paty do Alferes
    Rio de Janeiro, 29,619 residents    57
  9. 9Miguel Pereira
    Rio de Janeiro, 28,123 residents    56
  10. 10Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, 6,747,815 residents    41

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For retired couples

  1. 1Maricá
    Rio de Janeiro, 211,986 residents    81
  2. 2Itaboraí
    Rio de Janeiro, 240,040 residents    80
  3. 3Barra da Tijuca
    Rio de Janeiro, 39,403 residents    79
  4. 4Paty do Alferes
    Rio de Janeiro, 29,619 residents    77
  5. 5Miguel Pereira
    Rio de Janeiro, 28,123 residents    77
  6. 6Itaguaí
    Rio de Janeiro, 123,980 residents    76
  7. 7Tanguá
    Rio de Janeiro, 32,858 residents    73
  8. 8Magé
    Rio de Janeiro, 244,092 residents    72
  9. 9Guapimirim
    Rio de Janeiro, 54,300 residents    67
  10. 10Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, 6,747,815 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Magé
    Rio de Janeiro, 244,092 residents    82
  2. 2Itaboraí
    Rio de Janeiro, 240,040 residents    81
  3. 3Maricá
    Rio de Janeiro, 211,986 residents    80
  4. 4Itaguaí
    Rio de Janeiro, 123,980 residents    77
  5. 5Guapimirim
    Rio de Janeiro, 54,300 residents    74
  6. 6Barra da Tijuca
    Rio de Janeiro, 39,403 residents    73
  7. 7Paty do Alferes
    Rio de Janeiro, 29,619 residents    73
  8. 8Miguel Pereira
    Rio de Janeiro, 28,123 residents    73
  9. 9Tanguá
    Rio de Janeiro, 32,858 residents    69
  10. 10Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, 6,747,815 residents    67

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For commuters

  1. 1Magé
    Rio de Janeiro, 244,092 residents    88
  2. 2Itaboraí
    Rio de Janeiro, 240,040 residents    87
  3. 3Maricá
    Rio de Janeiro, 211,986 residents    85
  4. 4Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, 6,747,815 residents    84
  5. 5Itaguaí
    Rio de Janeiro, 123,980 residents    80
  6. 6Guapimirim
    Rio de Janeiro, 54,300 residents    69
  7. 7Barra da Tijuca
    Rio de Janeiro, 39,403 residents    69
  8. 8Tanguá
    Rio de Janeiro, 32,858 residents    61
  9. 9Paty do Alferes
    Rio de Janeiro, 29,619 residents    55
  10. 10Miguel Pereira
    Rio de Janeiro, 28,123 residents    48

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For single professionals

  1. 1Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, 6,747,815 residents    87
  2. 2Magé
    Rio de Janeiro, 244,092 residents    78
  3. 3Itaboraí
    Rio de Janeiro, 240,040 residents    77
  4. 4Maricá
    Rio de Janeiro, 211,986 residents    73
  5. 5Itaguaí
    Rio de Janeiro, 123,980 residents    63
  6. 6Barra da Tijuca
    Rio de Janeiro, 39,403 residents    50
  7. 7Guapimirim
    Rio de Janeiro, 54,300 residents    49
  8. 8Tanguá
    Rio de Janeiro, 32,858 residents    36
  9. 9Paty do Alferes
    Rio de Janeiro, 29,619 residents    34
  10. 10Miguel Pereira
    Rio de Janeiro, 28,123 residents    28

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Magé
    Rio de Janeiro, 244,092 residents    74
  2. 2Itaboraí
    Rio de Janeiro, 240,040 residents    73
  3. 3Maricá
    Rio de Janeiro, 211,986 residents    71
  4. 4Itaguaí
    Rio de Janeiro, 123,980 residents    63
  5. 5Barra da Tijuca
    Rio de Janeiro, 39,403 residents    61
  6. 6Guapimirim
    Rio de Janeiro, 54,300 residents    59
  7. 7Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, 6,747,815 residents    58
  8. 8Paty do Alferes
    Rio de Janeiro, 29,619 residents    53
  9. 9Tanguá
    Rio de Janeiro, 32,858 residents    52
  10. 10Miguel Pereira
    Rio de Janeiro, 28,123 residents    50

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Towns in Greater Rio de Janeiro