Saquarema

Município de Saquarema Saquarema
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Saquarema
Coordinates	22 ° 55 ′  S , 42 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 22 ° 55 ′  S , 42 ° 31 ′  W
Location of Saquarema in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Symbols
coat of arms flag
founding	May 8, 1841
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro
Mesoregion	Baixadas Litorâneas (1989-2017)
Microregion	Lagos (1989-2017)
height	2 m
Residents	74,234 (2010)
estimate	87,704 (July 1, 2018)
Parish code	IBGE : 3305505
Time zone	UTC −3
politics
City Prefect	Manoela Ramos de Souza Gomes Alves (Manoela Peres) (2017-2020)
Political party	PTN
Culture
Patron saint	Nossa Senhora de Nazareth
City festival	8th of May
economy
GDP	724,588  thousand R $ 10,679 R $ per person  (2010)
HDI	0.709 (2010)

Saquarema , officially Município de Saquarema , is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil .

Saquarema is located in the Costa do Sol region about 73 km from the capital Rio de Janeiro . The city had 87,704 inhabitants according to an estimate as of July 1, 2018 and has beautiful beaches (such as Barra Nova, Boqueirão, Itaúna, Jaconé, Vilatur) and the city beach in Vila (Saquarema). This beach offers the conditions for surfing because of the high swell .

The city lives mainly from tourism and is also called the state capital of surfing. National and international surfing competitions take place here regularly. Parts of the beach belong to the Parque Estadual da Costa do Sol state park .

In 2003 a large volleyball center was opened. The national team of Brazil trains in this center.

Web links

Commons : Saquarema  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IBGE : Cidades @ Rio de Janeiro: Saquarema. Retrieved January 20, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).