Saquarema References

Saquarema
Saquarema
Municipality
	Municipality of Saquarema
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Capital Nacional do Surfing
	Location in Rio de Janeiro
	Coordinates: 22°55′12″S 42°30′36″W / 22.92000°S 42.51000°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Mayor	Manoela Peres ( UNIÃO)
Area
• Total	356.566 km2 (137.671 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	90,583
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 ( BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.709 – high
Website	saquarema.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.

The Surfing Capital

Saquarema, through its beaches, especially Itaúna Beach, is known as the Brazilian capital of surfing for its perfect waves and indescribable beauty and strength. In the 70's, Saquarema hosted the longing surfing festivals and in 2017, Saquarema became part of the world surfing circuit, with WSL.

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]
^ Danny Palmerlee, South America on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet, 2007: ISBN 1-74104-443-X ), p. 300.

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[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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National	Israel United States
Geographic	MusicBrainz area

Saquarema
Municipality
Municipality of Saquarema

Flag Seal
Nickname: Capital Nacional do Surfing
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
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Mayor	Manoela Peres ( UNIÃO)
Area
• Total	356.566 km² (137.671 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2020)^[1]
• Total	90,583
• Density	250/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 ( BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.709 – high^[2]
Website	saquarema.rj.gov.br