Mogi das Cruzes
Brazilian city in the State of São Paulo
Mogi das Cruzes is an Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. 450,785 people lived here in 2020 and has an area of 713 km².[2] It is 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes.[3]
Mogi das Cruzes | |
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 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 (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 450,785 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
| Website | www |
Football player Neymar, plays for Paris Saint-Germain and Brazilian national team, was born here.
References change
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ 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.
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