Mogi das Cruzes, also known as
Moji das Cruzes, is a municipality located in the
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ian state of
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It is part of Greater São Paulo area. It has 375,472 inhabitants
Located 40 km to the east of
São PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the world's 7th largest metropolitan area. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian state. It is also the richest city in Brazil. The name of the city honors Saint Paul. São Paulo exerts strong regional influence in...
, the state capital. It was founded in 1560 by bandeirantes.
Mogi das Cruzes receives people from all over the world. There is a significant Japanese population descended from the immigrants of the early 20th century who came to work on the coffee, banana and cotton plantations.
- Population : 371,372 inhabitants
- Municipality area:
- Density:
This suburban city is connected to other cities through CPTM's line 11.
Mogi das Cruzes has three universities (
Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes,
Universidade Braz Cubas and
Faculdade Clube Náutico Mogiano), and is part of the
Cinturão Verde (Green Belt).
The Mogi das Cruzes industrial park has more than 400 factories, located mostly in the Itapeti industrial district.
Mogi das Cruzes' motto is
"A Morada do Progresso" (The Home of Progress).
The city is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das CruzesThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:...
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There is a controversial issue on spelling the city’s name, which is originally from Tupi-Guarani
m'boîjy (river of snakes).
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Mogi das Cruzes, also known as
Moji das Cruzes, is a municipality located in the
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
ian state of
São PauloSão Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. It is named after Saint Paul. São Paulo has the largest population, industrial park and economic production of the country. It is the most populous subnational entity in the Western...
.
It is part of Greater São Paulo area. It has 375,472 inhabitants
Located 40 km to the east of
São PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the world's 7th largest metropolitan area. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian state. It is also the richest city in Brazil. The name of the city honors Saint Paul. São Paulo exerts strong regional influence in...
, the state capital. It was founded in 1560 by bandeirantes.
Demographics
Mogi das Cruzes receives people from all over the world. There is a significant Japanese population descended from the immigrants of the early 20th century who came to work on the coffee, banana and cotton plantations.
- Population : 371,372 inhabitants
- Municipality area:
- Density:
Facilities
This suburban city is connected to other cities through CPTM's line 11.
Mogi das Cruzes has three universities (
Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes,
Universidade Braz Cubas and
Faculdade Clube Náutico Mogiano), and is part of the
Cinturão Verde (Green Belt).
The Mogi das Cruzes industrial park has more than 400 factories, located mostly in the Itapeti industrial district.
Mogi das Cruzes' motto is
"A Morada do Progresso" (The Home of Progress).
The city is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das CruzesThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:...
.
"Mogi" or "Moji"
There is a controversial issue on spelling the city’s name, which is originally from Tupi-Guarani
m'boîjy (river of snakes). The issue can be summarized as orthographic vs. historical.
On the one hand, in Portuguese, grammatical rules dictate that names of Indian (that is, Tupi-Guarani) origin should be spelled with "j". Thus renowned dictionaries such as Houaiss spell the word in this way, "moji." This spelling is followed by IBGE.
On the other hand, in all historical documents the city's name has been written with "g" since its foundation. The city is called "Mogi" by the city government, the state government, the railroad company, its two universities, and its dwellers, with very few exceptions.
In a Google test, the spelling "Mogi das Cruzes" outnumbers "Moji das Cruzes" by 15:1.
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