Country Brazil State Rio de Janeiro Settled as Freguesia 1755 Area 715.9 km² Population 17,376 (2006) | Region Southeast Colonization started 1633 Municipality Established January 4, 1989 Elevation 20 m Local time Tuesday 3:40 PM | |
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Weather 28°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
Quissamã ([kisɐˈmɐ̃]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It sits on Atlantic coastline with the two largest neighboring cities being Campos das Goytacazes to the north and Macaé to the south. Quissamã was part of the municipality of Macaé until the city emancipated in 1989. The population has surpassed 20,000 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census. The city's primary source of tax revenue comes from oil royalties collected from drilling in the waters just off its coast.
Map of Quissam%C3%A3, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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