Teresópolis
Municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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::summary Municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Teresópolis |
| native_name | Município de Teresópolis |
| nickname | Terê |
| motto | "Sub Digitum Dei" |
| (Latin for, "Under God's Finger") | |
| image_skyline | Montagem Teresópolis.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| image_caption | Top left:Dedo de Deus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Top right:A view of Feirinha do Alto area, Second left:Matriz de Santa Teresa church in Baltasar Square, Second right:Agrioes downtown area,Third left:Lago Comary (Comary Lake),Third right:Cachoeira dos Friars Natural Park, Bottom:A view of Carlos Guinle area |
| image_flag | Bandeira de Teresopolis.svg |
| image_seal | Brasao teresopolis.svg |
| image_map | RiodeJaneiro Municip Teresopolis.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of Teresópolis in the state of Rio de Janeiro |
| named_for | Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name | Brazil |
| subdivision_name1 | Southeast |
| subdivision_name2 | Rio de Janeiro |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1891 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Vinicius Claussen |
| area_total_km2 | 773.338 |
| area_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_total | 165,123 |
| timezone | UTC-3 |
| utc_offset | -3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 871 |
| website | teresopolis.rj.gov.br |
| :: |
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Teresópolis () is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as Região Serrana. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park lies partly within the city limits. The city is known as the home of the Brazil national football team, since it hosts CBF's training ground at Granja Comary.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Fundacao_de_Teresópolis.jpg" caption="Founding of Teresopolis by then Governor of Rio de Janeiro, [[Francisco Portela]] on July 6, 1890."] ::
Before the arrival of the Portuguese to the area where Teresópolis lies today, in the 16th century, it was inhabited by indigenous Brazilians. In the following centuries, Portuguese started buying land there. The region was also occupied by a quilombo, formed by runaway slaves coming from sugar cane plantations near Rio de Janeiro.
In 1821, English citizen George March (born and raised in Portugal) established a farm there, which later became the most important settlement along the way between the court, in Rio de Janeiro, and the territory of Gerais (nowadays, the state of Minas Gerais), which led to the great improvement of agriculture and cattle raising.
The Brazilian imperial family was much impressed by the natural beauty and the climate of the region, which developed slowly so that in 1855 the settlement became a village that was named Freguesia de Santo Antonio de Paquequer.
The further development of the village was due to the traders that came from Minas Gerais in the way to Rio de Janeiro, and used the region as a resting stop. Finally, on July 6, 1891, the village became a municipality that was named Teresópolis ("city of Teresa"), after Empress Teresa Cristina, wife of Emperor Pedro II.
The uncontrolled growth of Teresópolis and other cities of the mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro led to the construction of a great number of houses in mountainous terrain or on the banks of rivers. This fact, together with a 24-hour rainfall that exceeded what was expected for the entire month, caused a series of floods and mudslides in January 2011. More than 400 people died and thousands lost their houses in the event, which is considered the worst weather-related tragedy in Brazilian history. .
Geography
According to the 2010 Brazilian Census, the city has a population of 163,746 within a land area of 770,6 km2. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park is in the vicinity. Its predominant vegetation belongs to the Atlantic Forest type. The city is surrounded by forests and by well-known summits or peaks, because of which the city is known as the national capital of mountaineering. The most famous peaks are:
- Peak of Pedra do Sino – 2263 m
- Peak of Pedra do Açu – 2230 m
- Peak of Agulha do Diabo – 2020 m
- Peak of Nariz do Frade – 1919 m
- Peak of Dedo de Deus – 1651 m
- Peak of Pedra da Ermitage – 1485 m
- Peak of Dedo de Nossa Senhora – 1320 m Of these, Dedo de Deus ("God's finger") is the most famous.
The municipality contains the 4397 ha Montanhas de Teresópolis Municipal Nature Park, created in 2009 to protect a large area of Atlantic Forest. The municipality contained the 2700 ha Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental Protection Area, but this was extinguished in 2013. It contains the 7500 ha Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area, created in 1990. The municipality contains 20% of the 46350 ha Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.{{citation|ref=|language=pt |title=PES dos Três Picos|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental |url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/597436|access-date=2016-10-03}} It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.
Climate
Teresópolis features a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with relatively cold and dry winters and mild and wet summers. The annual average temperature is 16 °C/60.8 °F.
Teresópolis has one of the mildest climates in Brazil and this is one reason why the area has been chosen as Brazilian Football Confederation's training headquarters, hosting the Brazil national football team, located in Granja Comary.
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86.6 |Feb humidity = 85.9 |Mar humidity = 86.6 |Apr humidity = 88.7 |May humidity = 87.4 |Jun humidity = 86.3 |Jul humidity = 85.4 |Aug humidity = 83.5 |Sep humidity = 84.4 |Oct humidity = 87.7 |Nov humidity = 88.4 |Dec humidity = 87.2 |year humidity = 86.5 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 19 |Feb precipitation days = 15 |Mar precipitation days = 14 |Apr precipitation days = 13 |May precipitation days = 9 |Jun precipitation days = 7 |Jul precipitation days = 7 |Aug precipitation days = 8 |Sep precipitation days = 10 |Oct precipitation days = 17 |Nov precipitation days = 18 |Dec precipitation days = 19 |year precipitation days = 156 |Jan sun = 159.7 |Feb sun = 152.6 |Mar sun = 162.9 |Apr sun = 151.1 |May sun = 163.7 |Jun sun = 158.9 |Jul sun = 169.4 |Aug sun = 180.4 |Sep sun = 144.5 |Oct sun = 117.0 |Nov sun = 118.2 |Dec sun = 137.8 |year sun = 1816.2 |source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (precipitation days, humidity and sun 1961–1990) | archive-url 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Religion
According to data from the 2010 census, the municipal population is composed of Catholics (42.3%), Evangelicals (34.0%), people without religion (16.7%), Spiritists (2.8%) and 4.1% are divided between other religions.[91] Regarding the total number of members of religious institutions in 2010, according to their creed: Catholicism (total of 69,157 members) — Roman Apostolic (68,732 members), Brazilian Apostolic (406 members) and Orthodox Catholic (159 members); Protestantism (total of 55,675 members) — Evangelical Mission (11,387 members), Lutheran (133 members), Presbyterian (483 members), Methodist (2,576 members), Baptist (7,437 members), Congregational (63 members), Seventh-day Adventist (696 members), Assembly of God (10,344 members), Christian Congregation (261 members), Brazil for Christ (186 members), Foursquare (219 members), Universal Kingdom of God (1,166 members), House of Blessing (64 members), God Is Love (260 members), Christian Maranatha (75 members), New Life (65 members), Evangelical Community (34 members), Pentecostal (10,196 members), Undetermined Evangelical (21,418 members), Other Christian religions (2,180 members); Mormon (total of 352 members); Jehovah's Witnesses (total of 1,939 members); Spiritism (total of 4,662 members); Spiritualism (total of 94 members); Umbanda (total of 482 members); Candomblé (total of 40 members); Judaism (total of 313 members); Hinduism (total of 18 members); Buddhism (total of 201 members); New Eastern religions (total of 201 members) — World Church of Messiah (112 members), Others (88 members); Islam (total of 9 members); Esoteric traditions (total of 124 members); Indigenous traditions (total of 70 members); No religion (total of 27,383) — No religion (declared by 24,706), Atheism (declared by 2,550) and Agnosticism (declared by 127); Undetermined or poorly defined religiosity (total of 570).
Divisions
Gallery
File:Grimm 1885, Vista de Teresópolis.jpg|Teresópolis in 1885 File:Teresópolis, vista parcial.jpg|Partial view of the municipality File:HPIM0846.jpg|Torres de Bonsucesso
File:Amanhecer no Hercules --.jpg|Serra dos Órgãos National Park File:FOTOREPORTERDSCF2211.jpg|Teresópolis during the January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides, which killed 382 people in the municipality and at least 610 altogether File:Teresopolis-DedoDeus1.jpg|God's Finger File:Teresopolis-Agulha do Diabo.jpg|Devil's Needle File:Teresopolis-Comary2.jpg|Lake Comary File:Teresopolis-Comary1.jpg|Granja Comary, The Brazilian Football Confederation's training ground File:Teresopolis-Comary.jpg|Lake houses File:Igreja de Santo Antônio, Teresópolis.jpg|Santo Antônio Church. It is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua File:Serra dos ÓrgãosBrazil.jpg|Serra do Mar File:Granja comary Cisne - Escalavrado e Dedo De Deus ao fundo -Teresópolis.jpg|Black swan on Lake Comary File:Higino Palace Hotel, Teresópolis.jpg|Higino Hotel File:Rodovia Rio-Teresópolis (BR-116) - panoramio.jpg|Rio-Teresópolis highway (stretch of BR-116) connecting Greater Rio de Janeiro to Teresópolis File:Estátua da Imperatriz Tereza Cristina, Teresópolis.jpg|Empress Teresa Cristina statue at the entrance of the municipality. Teresópolis was named in her honor. File:Fazenda Itatyba e suas cores.jpg|A farm in the rural area of Teresópolis
Sister cities
Teresópolis' sister cities are:
- Brazil Rio de Janeiro
References
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- "APA Floresta do Jacarandá". ISA: Instituto Socioambiental.
- "Parque Estadual dos Três Picos". INEA: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente.
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