Seropédica

Seropédica is a municipality located in Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 75 km from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 83,092 and its area is.

WWW seropedica.rj.gov.br

Mayor

Lucas Dutra

Education

The municipality is home of the main campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro and an Embrapa research institute focused on agroecology.

Sports

Annual Student Games

Neighborhoods

Águas Lindas
Canto do Rio
Campo Lindo
Dom Bosco
Jardim das Acácias
Parque Jacimar
Piranema
INCRA
Ecologia
Fazenda Caxias
Centro de Seropédica
Boa Esperança
Multirão
Boa Fé
Santa Sofia
Jardim Maracanã
Vera Cruz
Vila Sônia
Belvedere
São Miguel
Nossa Senhora de Nazaré

Notability

The bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae is named after Seropédica, as it was isolated in the locality.