Mogi Guaçu is a municipality in the state of

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 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 ...

. The population is 153,033 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is at an average elevation of above sea level. Mogi Guaçu is a place name that probably originates from the

Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the aboriginal Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. It belongs to the ...

. It means "large river of snakes". The city was founded on April 9, 1877. The municipality contains the

Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu) is a biological reserve located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The reserve was created by State Law nº. 12.500 of 1942 with an area of . The reserve is in the Martinho ...

, a fully protected conservation area created in 1942. The

Autódromo Velo Città Autódromo Velo Città is a motor racing circuit that is located on a private property in the municipality of Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brazil, from the capital of São Paulo. With a focus on competitions and closed events such as track days, te ...

is a motorsport racetrack opened in 2012, located northeast of the city of Mogi Guaçu.

Sister Cities

Estiva Gerbi Estiva Gerbi is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in 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 ...

Itapira Itapira is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 75,234 (2020 est.) in an area of 518 km². The elevation is 643 m. History From the eighteenth century, there were already some residents in the region, whose ...

Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim is a municipality located in the eastern part of São Paulo State, in Brazil. The population is 93,650 (2020 est.) in an area of 498 km². The elevation is 611 m. Mogi Mirim is around 65 km from Campinas, the biggest city in ...

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