Magé

Place in Southeast, Brazil

Magé

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Location in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil

Magé

Coordinates: 22°39′10″S 43°02′27″W﻿ / ﻿22.65278°S 43.04083°W﻿ / -22.65278; -43.04083
Country|  Brazil
Region| Southeast
State| Rio de Janeiro
Founded| 1566[citation needed]
Government

• Mayor| Rafael Tubarão
Area

• Total| 385.7 km2 (148.9 sq mi)
Elevation

| 5 m (16 ft)
Population

(2020 [1])

• Total| 246,433
• Density| 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−3 (BRT)
Website| Municipality official's website

Magé (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈʒɛ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Magepe-Mirim (pronounced [maˈʒɛpi miˈɾĩ]) was established in 1566 by Portuguese colonists. It is considered to be a calm place, especially compared to nearby Rio.

## Politics[edit]

In the October 5th, 2008 municipal elections, Núbia Cozzolino was re-elected mayor with 51% of the vote but had her mandate revoked in 2009 after being impeached on various corruption charges. She was succeeded by her deputy Rozan Gomes who was also impeached resulting in a by-election. On 31 July 2011, Nestor Vidal of PMDB won with 68.62% of the vote.[2]

## Geography[edit]

Magé borders Petrópolis to the north, Duque de Caxias to west, Guapimirim to the east and Guanabara Bay to the south.

The climate is tropical throughout the municipality, except in areas near the Serra dos Órgãos with a subtropical highland climate.

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic , created in 2006.[3] It also contains the 14,146 hectares (34,960 acres) Suruí Environmental Protection Area.[4]

## Demographics[edit]

Populational Growth of Magé Ano  | População

|

1960 | 86 981
1975 | 107 422
1990 | 183 204
2000 | 219 007
2010 | 227 322
2020 | 246 433

According to then-mayor Nestor Vidal, the high index of growth in population is caused by low taxes and low prices of homes in the city. As of 2020, the population is 246,433, up from the approx. 90,000 in the 1960s. According to the 2009 census, whites constituted 15.2% of the demographic makeup, browns (mulatos) were 66.6%, and blacks were 19.1%. Other races represented 0.01% of the population in Magé. Class A population was 1.5%, Class B 46.2%, Class C 47.1% and Class D 6.2%. This indicates the index of poverty is high in the city; more than 55% are living in the poverty line in Magé.

## Notable people[edit]

The Brazilian Internationally well known soccer player Mané Garrincha was born in Magé (Pau Grande) in October 28, 1933.

## References[edit]

1. ^ IBGE 2020
2. ^ "Novo prefeito de Magé tomará posse na próxima quarta-feira" [The new mayor of Magé will assumed office in the next Tuesday]. R7. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
3. ^ Costa, Lamas & Fernandes 2010, p. 13.
4. ^ Herrera 2012, p. 29.

## Sources[edit]

* Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, retrieved 2016-10-02
* Herrera, Breno (2012), Mosaico da Mata Atlântica Central Fluminense: Experiência do Planejamento Estratégico (PDF) (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Instituto Chico Mendes, retrieved 2016-10-10

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Municipalities of Rio de Janeiro

Capital: Rio de Janeiro

Mesoregion
Baixadas|

| Bacia de São João|

* Casimiro de Abreu
* Rio das Ostras
* Silva Jardim

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Lagos|

* Araruama
* Armação dos Búzios
* Arraial do Cabo
* Cabo Frio
* Iguaba Grande
* São Pedro da Aldeia
* Saquarema

Mesoregion
Centro Fluminense|

| Cantagalo-Cordeiro|

* Cantagalo
* Carmo
* Cordeiro
* Macuco

|

Nova Friburgo|

* Bom Jardim
* Duas Barras
* Nova Friburgo
* Sumidouro

Santa Maria Madalena|

* Santa Maria Madalena
* São Sebastião do Alto
* Trajano de Morais

Três Rios|

* Areal
* Comendador Levy Gasparian
* Paraíba do Sul
* Sapucaia
* Três Rios

Mesoregion
Metropolitana do
Rio de Janeiro|

| Itaguaí|

* Itaguaí
* Mangaratiba
* Seropédica

|

Macacu-Caceribu|

* Cachoeiras de Macacu
* Rio Bonito

Microregion
Rio de Janeiro|

* Belford Roxo
* Duque de Caxias
* Guapimirim
* Itaboraí
* Japeri
* Magé
* Maricá
* Nilópolis
* Niterói
* Mesquita
* Nova Iguaçu
* Queimados
* Rio de Janeiro
* São Gonçalo
* São João de Meriti
* Tanguá

Serrana|

* Petrópolis
* São José do Vale do Rio Preto
* Teresópolis

Vassouras|

* Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin
* Mendes
* Miguel Pereira
* Paracambi
* Paty do Alferes
* Vassouras

Mesoregion
Noroeste Fluminense|

| Itaperuna|

* Bom Jesus do Itabapoana
* Italva
* Itaperuna
* Laje do Muriaé
* Natividade
* Porciúncula
* Varre-Sai

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Santo Antônio de Pádua|

* Aperibé
* Cambuci
* Itaocara
* Miracema
* Santo Antônio de Pádua
* São José de Ubá

Mesoregion
Norte Fluminense|

| Campos dos Goytacazes|

* Campos dos Goytacazes
* Cardoso Moreira
* São Fidélis
* São Francisco de Itabapoana
* São João da Barra

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Macaé|

* Carapebus
* Conceição de Macabu
* Macaé
* Quissamã

Mesoregion
Sul Fluminense|

| Baía da Ilha Grande|

* Angra dos Reis
* Parati

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Barra do Piraí|

* Barra do Piraí
* Rio das Flores
* Valença

Vale do Paraíba Fluminense|

* Barra Mansa
* Itatiaia
* Pinheiral
* Piraí
* Porto Real
* Quatis
* Resende
* Rio Claro
* Volta Redonda

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