Mogi das Cruzes
Municipality
Municipality of Mogi das Cruzes
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Bandeirantes Gens Mea (Latin)
Location in São Paulo state
Mogi das Cruzes Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°31′22″S 46°11′16″W / 23.52278°S 46.18778°W / -23.52278; -46.18778
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Government
• Mayor	Caio César Machado da Cunha (PODE)
Area
• Total	713 km2 (275 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	450,785
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:00 (BRST)
HDI (2010)	0.783 – high[2]
Website	www.mogidascruzes.sp.gov.br

Mogi das Cruzes (Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈʒi] or [muˈʒi das ˈkɾuzis]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 450,785 (2020 est.) in an area of 713 km².^[3] It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes.^[4]

Districts

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts:

• Brás Cubas (named after Brás Cubas)
• Biritiba-Ussu
• César de Sousa
• Jundiapeba
• Quatinga
• Sabaúna
• Taiaçupeba

Notable people

• Bruno Bronetta - retired footballer
• Bruno Cazarine - retired professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Belarus with Dinamo Minsk.
• Edmar Halovskyi - retired professional footballer, who played for Ukraine national team.
• Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Figueirense.
• Neymar (1992-), Al Hilal footballer, top goalscorer of the Brazil national football team
• Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro - professional footballer