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São José do Vale do Rio Preto () 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 21,916 (2020) and its area is 240 km2. The municipality contains the
Pedra das Flores Natural Monument The Pedra das Flores Natural Monument is a municipal natural monument in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The Pedra das Flores Natural Monument is in the municipality of São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro. It has an are ...
, created in 2005. It contains the Maravilha Environmental Protection Area and the
Araponga Municipal Nature Park The Araponga Municipal Nature Park ( pt, Parque Natural Municipal da Araponga) is a municipal nature park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The Araponga Municipal Nature Park is in the municipality of São José do Vale do Rio Pre ...
, both created in 2006. It is part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006. São José do Vale borders the municipalities of Sapucaia, Areal, and Chiador, and is located 29 km northeast of
Teresópolis Teresópolis (, , , ) is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as ''Região Serrana''. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park lies partly within the city limits. The city is known as the hom ...
.


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Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub