São José do Vale do Rio Preto () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Brazilian state
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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 21,916 (2020) and its area is 240 km
2.
The municipality contains the
Pedra das Flores Natural Monument, created in 2005.
It contains the
Maravilha Environmental Protection Area and the
Araponga Municipal Nature Park, both created in 2006.
It is part of the
Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic
The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic () is a Protected area mosaic (Brazil), protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mosaic is inland, to the east of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Histor ...
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 Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as ''Região Serrana''. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park li ...
.
References
Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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