Carapebus (, ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Brazilian state
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of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
. Its population was 16,586 (2020) and its area is 306 km².
IBGE
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''Carapebus Esporte Clube'' and ''Associação Atlética Carapebus'' are the municipality's
football (soccer)
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clubs.
References
Populated coastal places in Rio de Janeiro (state)
Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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