Fishing near Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro

Belford Roxo sits in the Baixada Fluminense, a densely urbanized lowland region of Rio de Janeiro state. The city's immediate surroundings are threaded by smaller waterways, with the Rio Iguaçú and Rio das Velhas close at hand and the Rio Tinguá not far beyond. Freshwater fishing in the region centers on these rivers and their tributaries, where locals target species typical of the Atlantic Forest river systems of southeastern Brazil.