Nova Iguaçu

Nova Iguaçu
Coordinates: 22 ° 46 ′  S , 43 ° 27 ′  W Nova Iguaçu​ Nova Iguaçu on the map of Rio de Janeiro
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro
City foundation	January 15, 1833
Residents	797,435  (2016: July 1 estimate)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	524 km 2
Population density	1528 inhabitants / km 2
height	25  m
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Rogério Lisboa (PR) (2017–2020)
Website	novaiguacu.rj.gov.br www.novaiguacu.rj.gov.br/ novaiguacu.rj.gov.br
Nova Iguaçu
Center of Nova Iguaçu

Nova Iguaçu , officially Município de Nova Iguaçu , is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro . As of July 1, 2016, the population was estimated at 797,435. The municipality covers 524 km² . It is the fourth largest city in the state. It belongs to the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro and the Baixada Fluminense , a series of suburbs of Rio with a total of around 3 million inhabitants.

The urban area also includes almost 200 km² of the Mata Atlântica primeval forest , as well as the Reserva Biológica de Tinguá and the protected area of ​​the Serra de Madureira , which are under UNESCO protection.

Sons and daughters

• Nilze Carvalho (* 1969), mandolinist, cavaquinho player, singer and composer
• Deivid (born 1979), soccer player
• Eric (* 1985), soccer player
• Vanderlei Luxemburgo (* 1952), football coach
• Milton Camilo (* 1970), dancer, choreographer, dramaturge and painter
• Zinho (* 1967), football player

Web links

Commons : Nova Iguaçu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website , Prefeitura (Portuguese)
• City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IBGE : Cidades @ Rio de Janeiro: Nova Iguaçu. Retrieved July 14, 2017 (Portuguese).
2. ↑ Reserva Biológica de Tinguá. MMA / IBAMA, Brasília 2006. Accessed July 14 (PDF; Portuguese).