Mogi das Cruzes

Motto: 23°31′22″S 46°11′16″W / 23.52278°S 46.18778°W / -23.52278; -46.18778Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState São PauloGovernment • MayorCaio César Machado da Cunha (PODE)Area • Total713 km² (275 sq mi)Elevation780 m (2,560 ft)Population • Total450,785 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT) • Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)HDI (2010)0.783 – high^[2]Websitewww.mogidascruzes.sp.gov.br

Mogi das Cruzes (Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈʒi] or [muˈʒi das ˈkɾuzis]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 450,785 (2020 est.) in an area of 713 km².^[3] It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes.^[4]

Districts

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts:

• Brás Cubas (named after Brás Cubas)
• Biritiba-Ussu
• César de Sousa
• Jundiapeba
• Quatinga
• Sabaúna
• Taiaçupeba

Notable people

• Bruno Bronetta - retired footballer
• Bruno Cazarine - retired professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Belarus with Dinamo Minsk.
• Edmar Halovskyi - retired professional footballer, who played for Ukraine national team.
• Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Figueirense.
• Neymar (born 1992), Al Hilal footballer, top goalscorer of the Brazil national football team
• Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro - professional footballer
• Yan Gomes - mlb baseball player

References

External links

• Media related to Mogi das Cruzes at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of Mogi das Cruzes Municipal Government.