Mogi das Cruzes ( or ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of

. The population is 450,785 (2020 est.) in an area of 713 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the

bandeirantes The ''Bandeirantes'' (), literally "flag-carriers", were slavers, explorers, adventurers, and fortune hunters in early Colonial Brazil. They are largely responsible for Brazil's great expansion westward, far beyond the Tordesillas Line of 1494 ...

Districts

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts: * Brás Cubas (named after

Brás Cubas Brás Cubas (Porto, December 1507 — Porto, 1592) was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer and the founder of the village of Santos (a city today). The son of João Pires Cubas and Isabel Nunes, he was twice governor of the Captaincy of São Vic ...

) * Biritiba-Ussu * César de Sousa * Jundiapeba * Quatinga * Sabaúna * Taiaçupeba *

Demography

Notable residents

* Bruno Rafael Bronetta da Silva - retired professional footballer * Bruno Cazarine - retired professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Belarus with Dinamo Minsk. * Edmar Halovskyi - retired professional

, who played for Ukrainian national team. * Maikon Leite - professional

, plays for

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

. *

Neymar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Sain ...

- professional

, plays for

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

and Brazilian national team. *

Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro (born 16 May 1989), known simply as Felipe or Felipe Monteiro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for English club Nottingham Forest. Felipe began his career with União Mogi and ...

- professional

References

External links

*
Official website of Mogi das Cruzes Municipal Government
{{Authority control Populated places established in 1560