Arraial do Cabo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arraial do Cabo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐʁɐjˈaw du ˈkabu]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 30,593 as of 2020 census and its total area is 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi).[3]

Country Brazil
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2010)0.733 – high[2]
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Arraial do Cabo
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Municipality of Arraial do Cabo
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Location in Rio de Janeiro
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°57′57″S 42°01′40″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • MayorMarcelo Magno (Solidarity)
Area
 • Total
152.305 km2 (58.805 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
30,593
 • Density200.87/km2 (520.24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2010)0.733 – high[2]
Websitearraialdocabo.rj.gov.br
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It was founded in 1503 by the conqueror Amerigo Vespucci. In 1960 a documentary film was made directed by Mário Carneiro and Paulo Cesar Saraceni about the local fishing industry.[4]

Its geography made Arraial do Cabo an important and dangerous point in the age of sail. From the arrival of the Portuguese Navy in 1503 through the nineteenth century, many shipwrecks occurred. Due to this fact (and other biological factors) Arraial do Cabo is well known as the "Dive Capital".

The municipality operates the Ilha do Cabo Frio Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit on an Atlantic island in the south east of the municipality.[5] It contains the 56,769 hectares (140,280 acres) Arraial do Cabo Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 1997.[6]

Climate

More information Climate data for Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Month ...
Climate data for Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 27.9
(82.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.9
(75.0)		 24.3
(75.7)		 25.3
(77.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.0
(78.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.2
(70.2)		 20.6
(69.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 21.2
(70.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 24.1
(75.4)		 22.9
(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.0
(69.8)		 19.6
(67.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.7
(63.9)		 18.1
(64.6)		 18.9
(66.0)		 19.6
(67.3)		 21.4
(70.5)		 19.9
(67.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82
(3.2)		 58
(2.3)		 67
(2.6)		 85
(3.3)		 71
(2.8)		 44
(1.7)		 43
(1.7)		 37
(1.5)		 58
(2.3)		 77
(3.0)		 88
(3.5)		 105
(4.1)		 815
(32)
Source: climate-data.org[7]
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