São João de Meriti (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃w ʒuɐ̃w ˈdʒi meˈɾitʃi]) is a brazilian city in Rio de Janeiro state. Its historical name is São João do Rio Meriti. Its population was 468.309 inhabitants in 2008. Its located in the region of Baixada Fluminense, having 34,996 km².
The city is known as "Americas' Anthill", because its population density is one of the highest in the continent.
History
The place we know today as São João de Meriti, cut by the rivers Sarapuí, Meriti and Pavuna, was known before as Freguesia de Meriti. In the XVII and XVIII centuries, Meriti had many farms and chapels, being an important producer of corn, cassava, beans and sugar.
In 1833, the São João de Meriti village incorporated the Maxabomba village, now City of Nova Iguaçú. In 1947, São João de Meriti was elevated to the status of municipality.
It's considered a commuter town.
It has some commercial centers such as its downtown, Vilar dos Teles (ex-capital of jeans), Coelho da Rocha, São Mateus and Shopping Grande Rio mall.
Many poor districts surround these commercial centers and others don't even have proper sanitation, like Jardim Paraíso, close to Vilar dos Teles. Some districts like Vila Rosali are populated by middle class.
Recently, the city has become an important cultural center, being home to IPAHB and SESC. São João de Meriti is the hometown of the writer Lasana Lukata, volleyball player André Nascimento, actor Paulinho Gogó and the young André Mercury, nationally known for his performance on the brazilian reality show Ídolos, when he sung his own song Casa da Colina (House on the Hill, in English), probably inspired by the homonym film.
Districts
- List of districts
- Agostinho Porto
- Centro
- Coelho da Rocha
- Éden
- Engenheiro Belford
- Grande Rio
- Jardim Califórnia
- Jardim Meriti
- Jardim Metrópole
- Jardim Nóia
- Jardim Sumaré
- Parque Alian
- Parque Analândia
- Parque Araruama
- Parque Novo Rio
- Parque Tietê
- São Mateus
- Tomazinho
- Venda Velha
- Vila Norma
- Vila Rosali
- Vila Tiradentes
- Vilar dos Teles
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