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Place in Southeast, Brazil
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Magé is a municipality of 245,0000 people (2019) in Baixada Fluminense, in the region of Grande Rio, state of Rio de Janeiro. Among its sights, are the Poço Bento, with holy water by the Jesuit José de Anchieta. Another attraction is the Estrada de Ferro Mauá, now deactivated, but which once connected with the city of Petrópolis. It was the first railroad in the country. Today, this historic railway is largely abandoned, although a section of it that connects Piabetá to Vila Inhomirim is still in operation today as part of the Vila Inhomirim branch of SuperVia.
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PARNASO - Serra dos Órgãos National Park
A large park located on the mountain range called Serra dos Órgãos, in the north of the municipality of Magé.
Estrela Mountain Range
A sector of Serra do Mar, in the north of Magé.
APA Guapimirim - Guapimirim Environmental Protection Area
One of the main Environmental Protection Areas in the state.
Guanabara Ecological Station
An Ecological Station surrounded by the APA Guapimirim, on the shoreline of the Guanabara Bay.
Barão de Mauá Municipal Natural Park
A natural park in Ypiranga, in the district of Guia de Pacobaíba.
Mauá beach
Located in the district of Guia de Pacobaíba (this district is also known as "Praia de Mauá" or simply "Mauá")
Inhomirim river
Suruí river
Roncador river
Magemirim channel
Anchieta Palace
Inaugurated on October 22, 1949, with characteristics from the Estado Novo period, the palace was built at Nilo Peçanha square to be the headquarters of the Municipality of Magé by the then mayor José Ullmann Junior. The building sits in a tree-lined square, surrounded by buildings from different eras. The place is a traditional point of reference for residents and visitors to the Center of Magé.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Church in the downtown area of Magé.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Chapel in Guia de Pacobaíba.
Chapel of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim
This Chapel in Morro da Figueira (now known as Morro do Bonfim), in the Center, was built in 1883. The famous Mirindiba, a century-old tree that, according to legend, would be an Indian, of Tupinambá lineage, who was enchanted by the shaman of her tribe. The elementary religious construction retains the characteristics of other branch chapels in Magé, despite having brick masonry. Even though it is modern, the façade has a triangular shape and classic corners, with the belfry having a lighter and more delicate design. Erected on September 8, 1876, it overlooks the city at its feet from the top of the highest elevation in the center of Magé, and from there it is possible to view the points of the city.
Church of Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Church in the center of Piabetá, near the bus station of this neighborhood.
Ruins of Porto da Estrela
Located in Mauá, close to the Guia de Pacobaíba train station and the Mauá Railway, in the shoreline of the Guanabara Bay.
Old Guia de Pacobaíba train station
The first train station of Brazil, located in the district of Mauá.
Mauá Railway
The first railway of Brazil. Nowadays it starts in Guia de Pacobaíba, in the south of Magé, close to the Guanabara Bay, and ends in Raiz da Serra, in the north of the municipality, at the foot of Serra da Estrela.
From the Central Zone of the capital, you can go to the municipality of Magé by using urban bus, van and train lines.
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