Mogi das Cruzes (Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈʒi] or [muˈʒi das ˈkɾuzis]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 451,505 (2022 census) in an area of 713 km2.[3] It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes.[4] The sprawling municipality, which includes many rural areas, is the easternmost arm of São Paulo conburbation (built up area) seen on satellite images. César de Souza and Brás Cubas districts are considered the suburban core, center of town and a city within the municipality in a horizontal line east of the built up area of Suzano.
Mogi das Cruzes | |
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| Municipality of Mogi das Cruzes | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Bandeirantes Gens Mea (Latin) | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Mogi das Cruzes Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°31′22″S 46°11′16″W / 23.52278°S 46.18778°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Caio César Machado da Cunha (PODE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 713 km2 (275 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 451,505 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.783 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
Districts
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The municipality is subdivided into the following districts:[5][6]
- Brás Cubas (named after Brás Cubas)
- Biritiba-Ussu
- César de Sousa
- Jundiapeba
- Quatinga
- Sabaúna
- Taiaçupeba
Media
editIn telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica da Borda do Campo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]
Notable people
edit- Bruno Bronetta - retired footballer
- Bruno Cazarine - retired professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Belarus with Dinamo Minsk.
- Edmar Halovskyi - retired professional footballer, who played for Ukraine national team.
- Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Figueirense.
- Neymar (born 1992), Al Hilal footballer, top goalscorer of the Brazil national football team
- Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro - professional footballer
- Yan Gomes - (born 1987) Chicago Cubs baseball player
- Guilherme Taucci Monteiro - one of two perpetrators of the Suzano massacre
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2022
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ Grinberg, Isaac (1980). Gaspar Vaz, fundador de Mogi das Cruzes (in Portuguese). s.n. p. 9. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Territorial division". geoftp.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Maps of municipalities". geoftp.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
External links
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Media related to Mogi das Cruzes at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of Mogi das Cruzes Municipal Government.
