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Saquarema | |
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Municipality of Saquarema | |
Nickname: Capital Nacional do Surfing | |
Coordinates: 22°55′12″S 42°30′36″W / 22.92000°S 42.51000°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Rio de Janeiro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Manoela Peres (UNIÃO) |
Area | |
• Total | 357 km2 (138 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 90,583 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2010) | 0.709 – high[2] |
Website | saquarema |
Saquarema (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐkwɐˈɾẽmɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population is 90,583 (2020) and its area is 353,566 km2.[3] It is located almost 73 km east of Rio de Janeiro.[4] It was known as Brazil's surfing capital.
During the mid-19th century, the Conservative Party and its leaders were known as "Saquarema" because of their base of support here.
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