Santa Maria Madalena () 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 ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
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 ...
. Its population was 10,392 (2020) and its area is 816 km².
The municipality contains part of the
Desengano State Park
The Desengano State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Desengano) is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It protects an area of rugged mountains with a large remnant of Atlantic Forest that is home to various endangered species.
Locati ...
, created in 1970.
References
Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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