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Saquarema
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Saquarema | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Saquarema | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Capital Nacional do Surfing | |
 Location in Rio de Janeiro | |
| 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 |
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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 357 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.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "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) - ^ IBGE - [1]
- ^ Danny Palmerlee, South America on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet, 2007: ISBN 1-74104-443-X ), p. 300.
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