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Vassouras
Municipality of Vassouras
Flag of Vassouras
Official seal of Vassouras
Motto: 
"Mihi maxime debetur Brasiliae incrementum"
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°24′14″S 43°39′46″W / 22.40389°S 43.66278°W / -22.40389; -43.66278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Founded15 January 1833
Government
 • MayorSeverino Ananias Dias Filho
Area
 • Total552.438 km2 (213.298 sq mi)
Elevation
434 m (1,424 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total37,083
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.714 – high[2]
Websitevassouras.rj.gov.br

Vassouras (Portuguese: [vɐˈsowɾɐs], lit. 'Brooms') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 37,083 (2020) and its area is 552 km².[3]

The town is known for its colonial-era coffee farms, with significant royal structures, and the current seat of the Brazilian imperial family.

Vassouras was the setting for the Bangu neighborhood portrayed in the 1970 Brazilian film My Sweet Orange Tree, as well as the fictional town of "Florença" depicted in the 2001 miniseries Presença de Anita.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE - [1]
  4. ^ "Dica da Folha - Folha Fluminense .: Jornalismo com Responsabilidade Social :". 2016-03-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ Xavier, Nilson. "Presença de Anita". Teledramaturgia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-07.