Quissamã

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Coordinates: 22°06′25″S, 41°28′19″W

Quissamã
Quissamã downtown with Our Lady of Desterro Church, main square and City Hall
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Location of Quisamã in Rio de Janeiro State and Brazil
Coordinates: 22°06′25″S 41°28′19″W / -22.10694, -41.47194
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Colonization started	1633
Settled as Freguesia	1755
Municipality Established	January 4, 1989
Government
- Mayor	Armando Cunha Carneiro da Silva (until 2008)
Area
- Total	715.877 km² (276.4 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	17,376
- Density	24.3/km² (62.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website: www.quissama.rj.gov.br

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

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