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Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Nilópolis is a city of Baixada Fluminense, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro.
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APA de Gericinó-Mendanha - Gericinó-Mendanha Environmental Protection Area
A large Environmental Protection Area located between Nova Iguaçu, Mesquita, Nilópolis and Rio de Janeiro.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição
A church in the Nilópolis city center.
Nilópolis Olympic Village
Located in the neighborhood Frigorífico, near the limit of the municipality of Mesquita.
From the Central Zone of the capital, one can use urban bus, van and train lines to go to Nilópolis.
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