Teresópolis

Teresópolis (or Terê as the city is called by its inhabitants) is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, near Petrópolis. It became a municipality in 1891. It has the best infrastructure for visiting the Serra dos Órgãos National Park. It hosts Brazil's soccer team training center, the Granja Comary. Teresópolis landscape. ... Teresópolis landscape. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). ... Petrópolis, also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 60 km from the states capital. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Serra dos Órgãos (the Organ Hills) is a national park in Brazil about one hour drive from Rio de Janeiro. ...

• Population: 138,081 (2000) inhabitants
• Municipality area: 772,4 square km (298.2 square miles).
• Altitude: 871 meters (2857 feet) above sea level.
• Average temperature: 19.3C (annual), 22.8C (february), 15.9C (july).

History

Until the XVIII century the region was inhabited by native Indians and runaway slaves. They founded a quilombo called Quilombo da Serra. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The word Maroon can have the following meanings: Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. ... A quilombo (from a Kimbundu word) is a hinterland settlement originally created by runaway slaves in Brazil and sometimes included a minority of marginalised Portuguese and other non-black, non-slave Brazilians. ...

But Teresópolis history really starts in 1818, as a farm owned by the Englishman Georg March (1781–1845). When he died the farm was splitted in several parts, some of which were eventually sold by their new owners. 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1855, the region was promoted to the village status and was officially named as "Freguesia de Santo Antonio de Paquequer", but the local inhabitants, already called it Teresópolis (named after the Empress Tereza Cristina). There were 2,000 people living in Teresópolis in 1855. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1868, Count D’Eu and Princess Isabel visited the place. In 1870, the Emperor Dom Pedro II visited it, praising the village's beauty. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Dom Pedro IIs family Dom Pedro II and President Ulysses S. Grant, Philadelphia Exposition, 1876 Dom Pedro II in his old age Dom Pedro II of Brazil Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil was the second and final Brazilian Emperor. ...

On July 6th 1891 the village status was upgraded to the municipality one. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Teresópolis Peaks

Serra dos Orgãos

Teresópolis is famous in Brazil for its peaks which attract many alpinists from all over the country: Serra dos Orgãos File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Serra dos Orgãos File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

• Peak of Pedra do Sino (2263 meters)
• Peak of Pedra do Açu (2230 meters)
• Peak of Agulha do Diabo (2020 meters)
• Peak of Nariz do Frade (1919 meters)
• Peak of Dedo de Deus (1651 meters) - "God's finger" - The most famous Teresópolis peak.
• Peak of Pedra da Ermitage (1485 meters)
• Peak of Dedo de Nossa Senhora (1320 meters).

Old Names

• Freguesia de Santo Antonio de Paquequer
• Therezopolis