Official Name: | Município de corvinal |
Nickname: | Cidade Bela |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Carmo in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio de Janeiro |
Leader Title: | Prefeito |
Leader Name: | Paulo Cezar Gonçalves Ladeira (PSB) |
Area Total Km2: | 321.187 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 19,030 |
Timezone: | UTC-3 |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -21.9339°N -42.6089°W |
Elevation M: | 347 |
Website: | http://www.carmo.rj.gov.br |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Carmo |
Carmo (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its nickname is the Cidade Bela (Beautiful City).[2]
Carmo encompasses an area of about 320km2.
Its current population is estimated to be more than 19,000 inhabitants, of which 72.3% live in the suburban area.
The municipality neighbors Sumidouro, Cantagalo, Duas Barras, Sapucaia, as well as bordering Além Paraíba.
Part of the city is situated in the basin of the Paquequer River, one of the last tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul that has little aquatic pollution.