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Vassouras (, lit. 'Brooms') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 37,083 (2020) and its area is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Vassouras
Settlement.official_name
Municipality of Vassouras
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.motto
"Mihi maxime debetur Brasiliae incrementum"
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira de Vassouras (Rio de Janeiro).png
Settlement.image_seal
Brasao-vassouras.png
Settlement.image_map
RiodeJaneiro Municip Vassouras.svg
Settlement.mapsize
300px
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southeast
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Rosi Silva (PP) (2025-2029)
Settlement.area_total_km2
552.438
Settlement.population_as_of
2020

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
vassourense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Rio de Janeiro
Population
28649
Area
538.129
Elevation
517
Shares border with
Valença
Official website
www.vassouras.rj.gov.br
Image
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição em Vassouras.jpg
Dialing code
24
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Commons category
Vassouras
Human Development Index
0.714
electorate
30383
P12749
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Encyclopedic overview

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Vassouras (, lit. 'Brooms') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 37,083 (2020) and its area is .

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vassouras” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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