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Cabo Frio (Cold Cape) is a BrazilFacts About Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest and most populous country in South America, and ...
ian municipality in Rio de Janeiro stateRio de Janeiro (state) Overview

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, founded by the PortuguesePortugal

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 on November 13, 1615.

The city's economy is mainly based on tourismTourism Overview

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. The city is usually visited by people from Minas GeraisMinas Gerais

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, BrasíliaBrasília

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 and Rio de Janeiro cityRio de Janeiro

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. Recently the city entered in the route of the greatest cruise shipCruise ship Overview

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s.

Some of the tourist attractions in the city are the Feliciano Sodré bridge, the Nossa Senhora da Guia chapel, the church of São Benedito, located in Passagem neighborhood, the Nossa Senhora da Assunção church and the Municipal Theatre.

There are nine beaches in Cabo Frio: Forte Beach (praia do Forte), Peró beach (praia do Peró), São Bento beach (praia São Bento), Siqueira beach (praia do Siqueira), Sudoeste beach (praia do Sudoeste), Dunas beach (praia das Dunas), Foguete beach (praia do Foguete), Palmeiras beach (praia das Palmeiras), and Unamar beach (praia de Unamar).

Associação Desportiva CabofrienseAssociação Desportiva Cabofriense Overview

Associa??o Desportiva Cabofriense, or Cabofriense as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Cabo F...
, founded in 1997 is a well known football (soccer)Football (soccer)

Football is a team sport played between two teams, of 11 players each, and is widely considered to be the most popular spor...
 club of the city. The club plays at CorreãoCorreão

Corre?o, also known Est?dio Alair Corr?a, is a multi-use stadium located in Cabo Frio, Brazil....
 stadium. Another football club, called Esprof Atlético Futebol Clube, founded in 1995, is also from the city.

As of, its population is 159,685 and its area is 401 km². The elevation is 4 m. Cabo Frio has a tropical climate, and is frequented by abroholosAbroholos

Abroholos is a squall frequent wind that occurs from May through August between Cabo de Sao Tome and Cabo Frio on the coast ...
 in the summerSummer

Summer is a season that is astronomically defined as beginning around June 21, and ending around September 23 in the North...
 months.

Cabo Frio is famous for their outstanding shrimp pasta that is featured in many travel magazines. Many tourists frequently eat it, and it creates a good income for shop owners.

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