Sao João de Meriti

Sao João de Meriti
Coordinates: 22 ° 48 ′  S , 43 ° 22 ′  W Sao João de Meriti​ Sao Joao de Meriti on the map of Rio de Janeiro
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro
City foundation	August 21, 1947
Residents	471,888  (July 1, 2018, estimate)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	35.216 km 2
Population density	13,400 inhabitants / km 2
height	19  m
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	João Ferreira Neto ( PR ) (2017-2020)
City patron	São João Batista
Website	www.prefeiturasaojoaodemeriti.rj.gov.br
São João de Meriti Town Hall

São João de Meriti [ ˈsɐ̃w ʒuɐ̃w ˈdʒi meˈɾitʃi ], officially Município de São João de Meriti , is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro . As of July 1, 2018, the population of São João de Meriti was estimated at 471,888 inhabitants. With a population density of 13,024 inhabitants per square kilometer (2010), the municipality is one of the most densely populated on the continent and has thus earned the nickname Formigueiro das Américas - "anthill of America".

geography

São João de Meriti has an area of ​​35.216 km² (2018) and is located in the Baixada Fluminense region in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro .

The surrounding Municípios are Belford Roxo , Duque de Caxias , Mesquita , Nilópolis and Rio de Janeiro .

Local holidays

• June 24th - namesake of the city ( São João Batista )
• August 21 - the day of the founding of the municipality

Soccer

Tomazinho FC headquarters

There are many traditional clubs such as Coqueiros FC, founded in 1924, or Tomazinho FC from 1930. The Audax Rio de Janeiro EC, which dates back to 2005, had some success . Formerly known as Sendas and Pão de Açúcar according to the owners, the club won the Copa Rio in 2010 , a tournament for lower-class clubs that qualified for participation in the national fourth division, the Série D. In addition, the team was occasionally second-rate at the state level.

photos

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  Igreja da Matriz São João Batista

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  prefecture

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  Eden

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  Centro

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  Vilar dos Teles

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  Vila Tiradentes

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  Jardim Meriti

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  Tomazinho

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  Vila Rosali

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  Sao Mateus

sons and daughters of the town

• Humberto Tozzi (1934–1980), footballer, Olympic and World Cup participant.
• André Nascimento , volleyball player, world champion, Olympic champion
• João Cândido , the Black Admiral
• Arthur Sendas (1935–2008), founder of the Sendas supermarket chain

Web links

Commons : São João de Meriti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• São João de Meriti website (Brazilian Portuguese)
• História de São João de Meriti (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IBGE : Cidades @ Rio de Janeiro: São João de Meriti. Retrieved July 3, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).