Mogi das Cruzes ( or ) is a

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in the

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, Brazil, located within the

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region of the state capital of the city of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

. The population is 451,505 (2022 census) in an area of 713 km². It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the ''

bandeirantes ''Bandeirantes'' (; ; singular: ''bandeirante'') were settlers in colonial Brazil who participated in expeditions to expand the colony's borders and subjugate Indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous peoples during the early modern period. T ...

''. The sprawling municipality, which includes many rural areas, is the easternmost arm of São Paulo conburbation (built up area) seen on satellite images. César de Souza and Brás Cubas districts are considered the suburban core, center of town and
city within the municipality
in a horizontal line east of the built-up area of Suzano.

History

Mogi das Cruzes began as a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

around 1560, serving as a resting place for the

and explorers coming and going from

, including

Brás Cubas Brás Cubas (Porto, December 1507Porto, 1592) was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer and the founder of Santos, São Paulo. The son of João Pires Cubas and Isabel Nunes, he was twice governor of the Captaincy of São Vicente (1545–1549 and 1555� ...

. In September 1608, the Captain-Major of the Captaincy of São Vicente, Gaspar Conqueiro, granted Gaspar Vaz Guedes a Sesmaria in that location. Gaspar Vaz Guedes was responsible for opening the first road between the capital and Mogi, starting the village, later elevated to a "town", with the name "Vila de Sant'Ana de Mogi Mirim". The fact was made official on September 1, 1611. On March 13, 1865, it was elevated to the status of

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

, and on April 14, 1874, it was elevated to the status of county. According to historian Isaac Grinberg, the bandeirante Gaspar Vaz, in addition to being responsible for opening and exploring these lands, after acquiring a land grant in the region, was also responsible for the request to elevate the settlement to a town. This occurred in

1611 Events January–March * January 26 – Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully is forced by Queen regent Marie's Regency Council to resign as chief minister of France. He is replaced by Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Vill ...

, on the first of September. Mogi das Cruzes welcomes colonies from all corners of the world, with a special emphasis on Japanese colonization, with a large number of Japanese and their descendants (approximately 20% according to the city hall), who are already in their third generation in the municipality. In addition, the municipality has a considerable population from the

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, with the majority of whom came to the

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and later moved to Mogi das Cruzes in search of a better

quality of life Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards ...

Districts

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts: * Brás Cubas (named after

) * Biritiba-Ussu * César de Sousa * Jundiapeba * Quatinga * Sabaúna * Taiaçupeba

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica da Borda do Campo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Notable people

* Bruno Bronetta - retired footballer * Bruno Cazarine - retired professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia. Last played for

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

* Edmar Halovskyi - retired professional footballer, who lasted played for Ukraine national team and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv * Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Juara. *

Neymar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (; born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left winger, attacking midfielder or Forward (association foo ...

(born 1992), footballer who plays for

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

and the top goalscorer of the

Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team (), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international Association football, football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Co ...

* Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro - professional footballer *

Yan Gomes Yan Gomes (; ; born July 19, 1987) is a Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Oakland Ath ...

- (born 1987)

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...

baseball player * Guilherme Taucci Monteiro - one of two perpetrators of the

Suzano massacre The Suzano massacre, also known as the Suzano school massacre, was a school shooting and a failed bombing, that took place on March 13, 2019, at the Professor Raul Brasil State School in the Brazilian municipality of Suzano, São Paulo (state), ...

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