Japeri

Japeri
Municipality
Município de Japeri
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Location of Japeri in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Japeri Location of Japeri in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°38′35″S 43°39′12″W / 22.64306°S 43.65333°W / -22.64306; -43.65333Coordinates: 22°38′35″S 43°39′12″W / 22.64306°S 43.65333°W / -22.64306; -43.65333
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Carlos Moraes Costa (PP)
Area
• Total	82.454 km2 (31.836 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	100,055
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
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Japeri (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒapeˈɾi]) is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. This city was founded on June 30, 1991. Is very known to be located next to the last station of the largest branch of the railroad of Brazil (Central do Brasil), whose image has been stamps in Brazil. The construction date of 1858 and was incorporated into the Central do Brasil in 1903. It was the first stop of compositions for São Paulo, including the famous Trem de Prata (Silver Train).

The territory at the foot of the Serra do Mar, is bathed by rivers Guandu, Santana, Rio dos Poços, Rio D'Ouro, Santo Antonio, Ribeirão das Lages and São Pedro. In the district of Engenheiro Pedreira is the first public golf course of Brazil, sponsored by FGERJ - Golf Federation of Rio de Janeiro.

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