Mogi Guaçu
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Mogi Guaçu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 153,033 (2020 est.) in an area of 813 km2 (314 sq mi).[2] The city is at an average elevation of 591 m (1,939 ft) above sea level. Mogi Guaçu is a place name that probably originates from the Tupi language. It means "large river of snakes".[3] The city was founded on April 9, 1877.
The municipality contains the 469 hectares (1,160 acres) Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation area created in 1942.[4]
The Autódromo Velo Città is a motorsport racetrack opened in 2012, located 20 km (12 mi) northeast of the city of Mogi Guaçu.
Sister Cities
Estiva Gerbi, Brazil- Itapira, Brazil
- Mogi Mirim, Brazil
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 588.
- ^ Núcleo de Pesquisa Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu (in Portuguese), Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo, retrieved April 28, 2016
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