Araruama
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Araruama (ˌaɾaɾuˈɐ̃mɐ) is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro
. It is located 118 km east of the city of Rio de Janeiro on national highway number 106, Rod Admiral Peixoto. Its population was 97,701 (2005) and its area is 634 km².
Its main geographic feature is a large bay by the same name. Araruama has a large area of Atlantic Forest in between the sea shore and the Araruama lake that is part of the Costa do Sol State Park
.
In 2010, Araruama hosted the Rio Worlds Windsurf Championship .
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
. It is located 118 km east of the city of Rio de Janeiro on national highway number 106, Rod Admiral Peixoto. Its population was 97,701 (2005) and its area is 634 km².
Its main geographic feature is a large bay by the same name. Araruama has a large area of Atlantic Forest in between the sea shore and the Araruama lake that is part of the Costa do Sol State Park
Costa do Sol State Park
The Costa do Sol State Park has about 9,840.90 hectares divided into four sectors, each consisting of one or more separate areas, covering lands in the municipalities of Araruama, Armação dos Búzios, Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio, Saquarema and São Pedro da Aldeia...
.
Sports
Araruama Lake is a flat water salt lagoon, and excellent spot for practicing water sports due to its constant winds and lack of obstacles. You can practice water sports almost all year long, with winds averaging 12 to 25 knots.In 2010, Araruama hosted the Rio Worlds Windsurf Championship .