Mogi das Cruzes

Mogi das Cruzes
Mogi das Cruzes
	Mogi das Cruzes
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): Terra do Caqui (Land of Persimmon)
	Location of Mogi das Cruzes
	Coordinates: 23°31′22″S 46°11′35″W / 23.52278°S 46.19306°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Government
• Mayor	Marco Bertaiolli (PSD)
Area
• Total	725 km2 (280 sq mi)
Elevation	780.00 m (2,559.055 ft)
Population (2010)IBGE
• Total	387,241
• Density	542.24/km2 (1,404.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0,801 – high
Website	Mogi das Cruzes

Coordinates: 23°31′22″S 46°11′35″W / 23.52278°S 46.19306°W / -23.52278; -46.19306 Mogi das Cruzes (Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈʒi] or [muˈʒi ðɐs 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. As of 2010 it had a population of 387,241 people, and a population density of 533.90 inhabitants per km ². It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by bandeirantes.^[1]

Notable residents[edit]

Bruno Cazarine - professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Australia with Sydney FC.
Karina Nakahara - Miss Centenário Brasil-Japão (Miss Century Brazil-Japan).
Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Palmeiras.
Mauricio de Sousa - cartoonist.
Neymar - professional footballer, plays for FC Barcelona.

^ Grinberg, Isaac (1980). Gaspar Vaz, fundador de Mogi das Cruzes (in Portuguese). s.n. p. 9. Retrieved 28 January 2013.