Mogi das Cruzes | city, municipality

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The city was founded in 1560, the region known as Mboygi set the limits of the land of Bras Cubas, which extended along Serra do Mar (Sea Mountain). It's politic and administrative emancipation occured in 1611, when the Village of Sant'Anna was created because of exploratory expeditions.
The city is situated the 60km east away from São Paulo, 60km from Atlantic Ocean, 400km west from Rio de Janeiro and achieved modernity in its own tradicional and experienced way.
The city is a university polar region, counting on two universities of great transport and variety of economics activities like agriculture specially aviculture and horticulture also known “Cinturão Verde”, supplying all the region São Paulo Metro Area and Rio De Janeiro.
Today in Mogi das Cruzes you will see old churches,old houses,narrow streets, tradicional festivals and histoire natural all of this in the Old Town.
The Old Town as much as Downtown assits harmony cally combining with the desive to grow.