Mesquita

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Mesquita

Total population

167,127

Coordinates-22.78°, -43.43°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Mesquita is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 167,127 and its area is 42 km2 (16 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Rosalia de Souza

Brazilian singer

Seu Jorge

Brazilian recording artist; musician and singer-songwriter

A

Alcides de Souza Faria Júnior

Brazilian association football player

Toni Garrido

Brazilian singer-songwriter

C

Carol Carioca

Brazilian association football player

Bruno Veiga

Brazilian footballer

M

Marcus Vinicius

Brazilian footballer

Raíssa de Oliveira

Carnival Celebrity

R

Reginaldo Gomes

Politician and Carnival Executive

Thiago Mendonça

Brazilian actor

Wagner dos Santos Carneiro

Brazilian politician

W

William Barbio

Brazilian footballer

R

Rodolfo de Almeida Guimarães

Brazilian association football player

Gerson Santos Putin

Brazilian footballer Of Vasco Da Gama

M

Marlon da Silva de Moura

association football player

Ras Bernardo

Brazilian singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rio de Janeiro

• Coelho da Rocha
  3.1 mi away
• Jardim Marambaia
  9.6 mi away
• Campos Elyseos
  12.1 mi away
• Engenheiro Pedreira
  13.4 mi away
• Imbariê
  15.3 mi away
• Xerém
  16.1 mi away
• Guia de Pacobaíba
  17.2 mi away
• Paes Leme
  18.2 mi away
• Inhomirim
  19.8 mi away
• Arcádia
  19.8 mi away
• Suruí
  21.2 mi away
• Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin
  22.6 mi away · pop. 12,242

Browse all places in Rio de Janeiro →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mesquita

O Rio de Janeiro no século XX

Claudia Mesquita · 2001

Camoniana

Esmeralda Ribeiro de Mesquita · 1972

De Copacabana à Boca do Mato

Cláudia Mesquita · 2008

Memórias de um Sargento de Milícias

Manuel Antônio de Almeida · 1925

Sistema Único de Assistência Social no estado do Rio de Janeiro

Mônica de Castro Maia Senna · 2016

75 anos Crea-RJ

Claudia Mesquita · 2009

Dos autos da cova rasa

Letícia Carvalho de Mesquita Ferreira · 2009

Rio 400 + 50

Maria Inez Turazzi · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Seen 2026-09-16

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

Seen 2026-09-16

Domestic Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata domestica

Seen 2026-09-15

Marcellina Sulphur

Phoebis sennae marcellina

Seen 2026-09-15

Panus strigellus

Panus strigellus

Seen 2026-09-15

bridal veil stinkhorn

Phallus indusiatus

Seen 2026-09-15

Ashy Gray Lady Beetle

Olla v-nigrum

Seen 2026-09-15

Hairy Darkling Beetle

Lagria villosa

Seen 2026-09-15

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers