Saquarema (Brazil)
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- Os ritos funerários das populações pré-históricas de Saquarema, RJ, 1993:t.p. (Saquarema, RJ) p. 1 (town in Rio de Janeiro state)
- NIMA GeoNames server via WWW, Oct. 8, 2003(Saquarema; ppl., 22⁰56'S, 042⁰30'W)
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Saquarema (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐkwɐˈɾẽmɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population is 90,583 (2020) and its area is 357 km2. It is located almost 73 km east of Rio de Janeiro. It was known as Brazil's surfing capital. During the mid-19th century, the Conservative Party and its leaders were known as "Saquarema" because of their base of support here.
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