Santa Maria Madalena () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil () 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 together form the Federative Repu ...
of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
. Its population was 10,392 (2020) and its area is 816 km
2.
The municipality contains part of the
Desengano State Park
The Desengano State Park () 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.
Location
The Desengano State Park ha ...
, created in 1970.
Climate
References
Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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