Vassouras

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Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Flag

Seal

Motto:

"Mihi maxime debetur Brasiliae incrementum"

Location in Rio de Janeiro

Coordinates: 22°24′14″S 43°39′46″W / 22.40389°S 43.66278°W / -22.40389; -43.66278Country

BrazilRegionSoutheastState

Rio de JaneiroFounded15 January 1833Government

• MayorSeverino Ananias Dias FilhoArea

• Total552.438 km² (213.298 sq mi)Elevation

434 m (1,424 ft)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total37,083 • Density67/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2010)0.714 – high^[2]Websitevassouras.rj.gov.br

Vassouras (Portuguese: [vɐˈsowɾɐs], lit. 'Brooms') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 37,083 (2020) and its area is 552 km².^[3]

The town is known for its colonial-era coffee farms, with significant royal structures, and the current seat of the Brazilian imperial family.

Vassouras was the setting for the Bangu neighborhood portrayed in the 1970 Brazilian film My Sweet Orange Tree, as well as the fictional town of "Florença" depicted in the 2001 miniseries Presença de Anita.^[4]^[5]

References

^ 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]
^ "Dica da Folha - Folha Fluminense .: Jornalismo com Responsabilidade Social :". 2016-03-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
^ Xavier, Nilson. "Presença de Anita". Teledramaturgia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-07.

Municipalities of Rio de Janeiro

Capital: Rio de Janeiro

Mesoregion
Baixadas

Bacia de São João	Casimiro de Abreu Rio das Ostras Silva Jardim
Lagos	Araruama Armação dos Búzios Arraial do Cabo Cabo Frio Iguaba Grande São Pedro da Aldeia Saquarema

Mesoregion
Centro Fluminense

Cantagalo-Cordeiro	Cantagalo Carmo Cordeiro Macuco
Nova Friburgo	Bom Jardim Duas Barras Nova Friburgo Sumidouro
Santa Maria Madalena	Santa Maria Madalena São Sebastião do Alto Trajano de Morais
Três Rios	Areal Comendador Levy Gasparian Paraíba do Sul Sapucaia Três Rios

Mesoregion
Metropolitana do
Rio de Janeiro

Itaguaí	Itaguaí Mangaratiba Seropédica
Macacu-Caceribu	Cachoeiras de Macacu Rio Bonito
Microregion Rio de Janeiro	Belford Roxo Duque de Caxias Guapimirim Itaboraí Japeri Magé Maricá Nilópolis Niterói Mesquita Nova Iguaçu Queimados Rio de Janeiro São Gonçalo São João de Meriti Tanguá
Serrana	Petrópolis São José do Vale do Rio Preto Teresópolis
Vassouras	Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin Mendes Miguel Pereira Paracambi Paty do Alferes Vassouras

Mesoregion
Noroeste Fluminense

Itaperuna	Bom Jesus do Itabapoana Italva Itaperuna Laje do Muriaé Natividade Porciúncula Varre-Sai
Santo Antônio de Pádua	Aperibé Cambuci Itaocara Miracema Santo Antônio de Pádua São José de Ubá

Mesoregion
Norte Fluminense

Campos dos Goytacazes	Campos dos Goytacazes Cardoso Moreira São Fidélis São Francisco de Itabapoana São João da Barra
Macaé	Carapebus Conceição de Macabu Macaé Quissamã

Mesoregion
Sul Fluminense

Baía da Ilha Grande	Angra dos Reis Parati
Barra do Piraí	Barra do Piraí Rio das Flores Valença
Vale do Paraíba Fluminense	Barra Mansa Itatiaia Pinheiral Piraí Porto Real Quatis Resende Rio Claro Volta Redonda