Magé

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Magé is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Magepe-Mirim was established in 1566 by Portuguese colonists. It is considered to be a calm place, especially compared to nearby Rio.

In the 5 October 2008 municipal elections, Núbia Cozzolino was re-elected mayor with 51% of the vote but had her mandate revoked in 2009 after being impeached on various corruption charges. She was succeeded by her deputy Rozan Gomes who was also impeached resulting in a by-election. On 31 July 2011, Nestor Vidal of PMDB won with 68.62% of the vote.

Magé borders Petrópolis to the north, Duque de Caxias to west, Guapimirim to the east and Guanabara Bay to the south.

The climate is tropical throughout the municipality, except in areas near the Serra dos Órgãos with a subtropical highland climate.

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006. It also contains the 14,146-hectare (34,960-acre) Suruí Environmental Protection Area.

According to then-mayor Nestor Vidal, the high index of growth in population is caused...

Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.