Mogi das Cruzes ( or ) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the

metropolitan Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. 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 Vice ...

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

Demography

Notable residents

Bruno Rafael Bronetta da Silva Bruno Rafael Bronetta da Silva (born 19 March 1984 in Mogi das Cruzes) is a former Brazilian footballer. Career Bruno Bronetta beginning his career at Portuguesa where he served in all categories to the core team. Also served by Corinthians U ...

- retired professional footballer *

Bruno Cazarine Bruno Cazarine Constantino, also known as Bruno Cazarine (born 6 May 1983 in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. Career Cazarine is a modern-day journeyman having played short stints for cl ...

- 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 le ...

, 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 Maikon Fernando Souza Leite (born 3 August 1988 in Mogi das Cruzes) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Nacional-PB as a right winger or as a second striker. Career In 2019-20, he signed in for Angolan side Petro de Luanda. Hon ...

- 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 - professional

, plays for Paris Saint-Germain 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

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