Barra do Piraí

Barra do Piraí
Municipality
Barra do Piraí

SantAnna's Cathedral

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Nickname(s): Valley's pearl

Location of Barra do Piraí in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Barra do Piraí

Location of Barra do Piraí in Brazil

Coordinates: 22°28′12″S 43°49′33″W / 22.47000°S 43.82583°W / -22.47000; -43.82583Coordinates: 22°28′12″S 43°49′33″W / 22.47000°S 43.82583°W / -22.47000; -43.82583
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • Prefeito Mário Esteves (PRB)
Area
 • Total 578.471 km2 (223.349 sq mi)
Elevation 363 m (1,191 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 96,568
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
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Barra do Piraí (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbaʁɐ cu piɾɐˈi]) is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at latitude 22º28'12" South and longitude 43º49'32" East. Its population is 94,778 (2010 census) and its area is 578.471 km².[1] It is 114 km from Rio de Janeiro.

The municipality contains part of the 5,952 hectares (14,710 acres) Serra da Concórdia State Park, created in 2002.[2]

References

  1. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ↑ Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia (in Portuguese), Inea: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, retrieved 2017-01-18

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