Carmo () is a municipality in the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian state 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 nickname is the ''Cidade Bela'' (Beautiful City).

Geography

Carmo encompasses an area of about . Its current population is estimated to be more than 19,000 inhabitants, of which 72.3% live in the suburban area. The municipality neighbors

Sumidouro Sumidouro () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 15,667 (2020) and its area is 395 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e ...

, Cantagalo,

Duas Barras Duas Barras () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 11,528 (2020) and its area is 375.238 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geogra ...

, Sapucaia, as well as bordering

Além Paraíba Além Paraíba is a city in the southeastern Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The name indicates its position on the far bank (from Rio de Janeiro) of the Rio Paraíba do Sul. It was known as ''São José d'Além Parahyba'' until 1 ...

. Part of the city is situated in the basin of the Paquequer River, one of the last tributaries of the

Paraíba do Sul The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when ...

that has little aquatic pollution.

References

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