Place:Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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NameTeresópolis
Alt namesTeresópolissource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Terêsource: Wikipedia
Therezópolissource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XI, 644
TypeCity
Coordinates22.45°S 42.983°W
Located inRio de Janeiro, Brazil     (1800 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Teresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as Região Serrana. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park lies partly within the city limits.

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Teresópolis began as a quilombo founded by Maroons and indigenous peoples. In 1818, Englishman George March (1781–1845) established a farm there, and when he died in the middle of the 19th century, the locals divided the farm into several shares, some of which the new owners eventually resold.

In 1855, the settlement became an incorporated village, and was officially renamed "Freguesia de Santo Antonio de Paquequer"; however, the local inhabitants had already become accustomed to calling their home "Therezopolis" (named for the Empress Teresa Cristina). At this time, the village had a population of 2,000.

The Count D’Eu and Princess Isabel visited Teresópolis in 1868; Emperor Dom Pedro II visited in 1870, and praised the village's beauty. On July 6, 1891, Brazilian officials upgraded the village's status to municipality.

More than 400 people died during the 2011 Brazilian floods, nearly all of them killed when avalanches of mud and debris smashed down on their homes in the early hours of January 12, 2011.

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