Saquarema

Saquarema
Municipality of Saquarema
Flag of Saquarema
Official seal of Saquarema
Nickname: 
Capital Nacional do Surfing
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°55′12″S 42°30′36″W / 22.92000°S 42.51000°W / -22.92000; -42.51000
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • MayorManoela Peres (UNIÃO)
Area
 • Total356.566 km2 (137.671 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total90,583
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.709 – high[2]
Websitesaquarema.rj.gov.br

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.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ IBGE - [1]
  4. ^ Danny Palmerlee, South America on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet, 2007: ISBN 1-74104-443-X ), p. 300.

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