Place in Southeast, Brazil
Panoramic view of Teresopolis, from
Pedra do Sino
Teresopolis
(
Brazilian Portuguese:
[te?e?z?polis]
) is a Brazilian
municipality
located in the
state
of
Rio de Janeiro
, in a mountainous region known as
Regiao Serrana
. The
Serra dos Orgaos National Park
lies partly within the city limits. The city is known as the home of the
Brazil national football team
, since it hosts
CBF
's
training ground
at
Granja Comary
.
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History
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Founding of Teresopolis by then Governor of Rio de Janeiro,
Francisco Portela
on July 6, 1890.
Before the arrival of the Portuguese to the area where Teresopolis lies today, in the 16th century, it was inhabited by
indigenous Brazilians
. In the following centuries, Portuguese started buying land there. The region was also occupied by a
quilombo
, formed by runaway slaves coming from sugar cane plantations near
Rio de Janeiro
.
In 1821, English citizen George March (born and raised in Portugal) established a farm there, which later became the most important settlement along the way between the court, in Rio de Janeiro, and the territory of Gerais (nowadays, the state of
Minas Gerais
), which led to the great improvement of agriculture and cattle raising.
The Brazilian imperial family was much impressed by the natural beauty and the climate of the region, which developed slowly so that in 1855 the settlement became a village that was named Freguesia de Santo Antonio de Paquequer.
The further development of the village was due to the traders that came from Minas Gerais in the way to Rio de Janeiro, and used the region as a resting stop. Finally, on July 6, 1891, the village became a municipality that was named Teresopolis ("city of Teresa"), after
Empress Teresa Cristina
, wife of
Emperor Pedro II
.
The uncontrolled growth of Teresopolis and other cities of the mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro led to the construction of a great number of houses in mountainous terrain or on the banks of rivers. This fact, together with a 24-hour rainfall that exceeded what was expected for the entire month, caused
a series of floods and mudslides in January 2011
. More than 400 people died and thousands lost their houses in the event, which is considered the worst weather-related tragedy in Brazilian history. .
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Geography
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According to the 2010 Brazilian Census, the city has a population of 163,746 within a land area of 770,6 km2. The Serra dos Orgaos National Park is in the vicinity. Its predominant vegetation belongs to the Atlantic Forest type. The city is surrounded by forests and by well-known summits or peaks, because of which the city is known as the national capital of mountaineering. The most famous peaks are:
- Peak of Pedra do Sino ? 2,263 metres (7,425 ft)
- Peak of Pedra do Acu ? 2,230 metres (7,320 ft)
- Peak of Agulha do Diabo ? 2,020 metres (6,630 ft)
- Peak of Nariz do Frade ? 1,919 metres (6,296 ft)
- Peak of Dedo de Deus ? 1,651 metres (5,417 ft)
- Peak of Pedra da Ermitage ? 1,485 metres (4,872 ft)
- Peak of Dedo de Nossa Senhora ? 1,320 metres (4,330 ft)
Of these, Dedo de Deus ("God's finger") is the most famous.
The municipality contains the 4,397 hectares (10,870 acres)
Montanhas de Teresopolis Municipal Nature Park
, created in 2009 to protect a large area of
Atlantic Forest
.
[6]
The municipality contained the 2,700 hectares (6,700 acres)
Floresta do Jacaranda Environmental Protection Area
, but this was extinguished in 2013.
[7]
[8]
It contains the 7,500 hectares (19,000 acres)
Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area
, created in 1990.
[9]
The municipality contains 20% of the 46,350 hectares (114,500 acres)
Tres Picos State Park
, created in 2002.
[10]
It contains part of the
Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic
of conservation units, created in 2006.
[11]
Climate
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Teresopolis features a
subtropical highland climate
(
Koppen climate classification
:
Cfb
), with relatively cold and dry winters and mild and wet summers. The annual average temperature is 16 °C/60.8 °F.
Teresopolis has one of the mildest climates in
Brazil
[12]
and this is one reason why the area has been chosen as
Brazilian Football Confederation
's training headquarters, hosting the
Brazil national football team
, located in
Granja Comary
.
[
citation needed
]
Climate data for Teresopolis (1991?2020)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
28.8
(83.8)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
285.1
(11.22)
|
179.1
(7.05)
|
216.9
(8.54)
|
106.3
(4.19)
|
69.0
(2.72)
|
37.3
(1.47)
|
35.3
(1.39)
|
32.5
(1.28)
|
73.1
(2.88)
|
106.4
(4.19)
|
231.5
(9.11)
|
277.4
(10.92)
|
1,649.9
(64.96)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
19
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
10
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
156
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
86.6
|
85.9
|
86.6
|
88.7
|
87.4
|
86.3
|
85.4
|
83.5
|
84.4
|
87.7
|
88.4
|
87.2
|
86.5
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
159.7
|
152.6
|
162.9
|
151.1
|
163.7
|
158.9
|
169.4
|
180.4
|
144.5
|
117.0
|
118.2
|
137.8
|
1,816.2
|
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
(precipitation days, humidity and sun 1961?1990)
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Divisions
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Gallery
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Teresopolis in 1885
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Partial view of the municipality
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Torres de Bonsucesso
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Teresopolis during the
January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
, which killed 382 people in the municipality and at least 610 altogether
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God's Finger
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Devil's Needle
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Lake Comary
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Granja Comary, The Brazilian Football Confederation's training ground
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Lake houses
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Santo Antonio Church. It is dedicated to
Saint Anthony of Padua
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Black swan on Lake Comary
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Higino Hotel
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Rio-Teresopolis highway (stretch of
BR-116
) connecting
Greater Rio de Janeiro
to Teresopolis
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Empress
Teresa Cristina
statue at the entrance of the municipality. Teresopolis was named in her honor.
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A
farm
in the rural area of Teresopolis
Sister cities
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Teresopolis'
sister cities
are:
References
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- ^
"Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics"
(in Portuguese). 2017
. Retrieved
27 March
2019
.
2018 Area Total
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IBGE 2020
- ^
"Archived copy"
. Archived from
the original
on 2014-08-26
. Retrieved
2014-08-23
.
{{
cite web
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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Stuart Grudgings (January 12, 2011).
"UPDATE 5-At least 257 died as rains pummeled this Brazilian region"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
January 13,
2011
.
- ^
Tom Phillips (January 14, 2011).
"Brazil Landslides Death Toll Rises"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
January 14,
2011
.
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Parque Natural Municipal Montanhas de Teresopolis
(in Portuguese), Prefeitura Municipal de Teresopolis: Secretaria de Meio Ambiente
, retrieved
2016-10-04
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APA Floresta do Jacaranda
(in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
, retrieved
2016-10-03
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Parque Estadual dos Tres Picos
(in Portuguese), INEA: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente
, retrieved
2016-10-03
- ^
APA da Bacia dos Frades
(in Portuguese), INEA: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente
, retrieved
2016-10-03
- ^
PES dos Tres Picos
(in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
, retrieved
2016-10-03
- ^
Costa, Claudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010),
Planejamento Estrategico do Mosaico Central Fluminense
(PDF)
(in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlantica, p. 13
, retrieved
2016-10-02
- ^
"Os encantos de Teresopolis"
.
Georgia Honorio
. 365 dias viajando. 14 April 2009
. Retrieved
5 November
2011
.
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"Temperatura Maxima Mensal e Anual (°C)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Temperatura Media Compensada Mensal e Anual (°C)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Temperatura Minima Mensal e Anual (°C)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Precipitacao Acumulada Mensal e Anual (mm)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Numero de dias no mes ou no ano com precipitacao maior ou igual a (1 mm) (dias)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Umidade Relativa do Ar Compensada Mensal e Anual (%)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Insolacao Total (horas)"
.
Normais Climatologicas do Brasil 1991-2020
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2022
. Retrieved
22 May
2024
.
- ^
"Graficos Climatologicos (1931-1960 e 1961-1990)"
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from
the original
on 15 November 2018
. Retrieved
31 August
2019
.
- ^
"Normais Climatologicas Do Brasil 1961?1990"
(in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
. Retrieved
31 August
2019
.
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