Fishing near São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro

São João de Meriti sits in the Baixada Fluminense, one of the most densely urbanised parts of greater Rio de Janeiro. The city is threaded by the Rio Irajá and the Rio das Velhas, and the Rio Iguaçú runs close by. Freshwater fishing in the surrounding lowland rivers and the cleaner stretches of nearby streams is the dominant local pursuit, with tilápia and tucunaré among the most commonly targeted species in accessible urban and peri-urban waters.