# Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário, Brazil: what it is and when to go > Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário is an observatory in Brazil (Caeté). Interests: Stargazing. The best time to visit is all year round. In December there are 13 h 12 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 49. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/observatorio-astronomico-frei-rosario/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Observatory · Stargazing - **Where:** Brazil · Caeté - **You can go:** All year round. - **Nearest airport:** GIG Rio De Janeiro, 336 km as the crow flies - **Run by:** UFMG - **Coordinates:** -19.82264, -43.67924 ## What it is and where Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário is an observatory in Brazil (Caeté). Its coordinates are -19.82264, -43.67924; the nearest main airport is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, Rio De Janeiro), 336 km as the crow flies. How to get around Brazil (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-19.822639%2C-43.67924) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-19.822639%2C-43.67924) - **Run by:** UFMG It is one of the [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/estrellas/) places in Brazil. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go Months when you can visit Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário: **all year round**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 13 h 05 | | February | Possible | 12 h 39 | | March | Possible | 12 h 08 | | April | Possible | 11 h 33 | | May | Possible | 11 h 04 | | June | Possible | 10 h 49 | | July | Possible | 10 h 55 | | August | Possible | 11 h 19 | | September | Possible | 11 h 54 | | October | Possible | 12 h 28 | | November | Possible | 12 h 57 | | December | Possible | 13 h 12 | In December there are 13 h 12 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 49. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Brazil in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Brazil To enter Brazil there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport valid for six months”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Brazil checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Brazilian real (BRL); plugs: Type N and C · 127 V and 220 V depending on the region · 60 Hz (you need an adapter and should check the voltage); emergencies: 190 police · 192 ambulance · 193 fire brigade. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Serra da Piedade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/serra-da-piedade/): Summit · 267 m - [Fonte de água](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/fonte-de-agua/): Hot spring bath · 15 km - [Mirante do Mangabeiras](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/mirante-do-mangabeiras/): Observation deck in Belo Horizonte, Brazil · 28 km - [Praça Rui Barbosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/monumento-a-civilizacao-mineira-terra-mineira/): Public square in Belo Horizonte · 29 km - [Israel Pinheiro Square](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/praca-do-papa/): Square in Brazil · 29 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Brazil guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/). ## More in Brazil: Stargazing - [Malakoff Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/malakoff-tower/): tower in Recife, Brazil - [Pierre Kaufmann Radio Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/radiobservatorio-do-itapetinga/): Observatory - [Observatório Municipal de Campinas Jean Nicolini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/observatorio-municipal-de-campinas-jean-nicolini/): astronomical observatory - [Brasília Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-de-brasilia-luiz-cruls/): museum in Brasília, Distrito Federal - [Carmo Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-do-carmo/): Planetarium in Brazil - [Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-profesor-aristoteles-orsini/): planetarium in Brazil Every Brazil place under Stargazing, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/estrellas/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário? It is an observatory in Brazil. ### When is the best time to visit Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário? All year round. In December there are 13 h 12 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 49. ### How do you get to Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário? The nearest main airport is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 336 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-19.822639%2C-43.67924) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Brazil is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Brazil map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Serra da Piedade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/serra-da-piedade/), [Fonte de água](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/fonte-de-agua/), [Mirante do Mangabeiras](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/mirante-do-mangabeiras/). The rest is in [the Brazil guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/185601201), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).