Pinheiral

Pinheiral (Portuguese pronunciation: [piɲejˈɾaw]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 25,364 (2020) and its area is 77 km² (30 sq mi).^[2]

Pinheiral
Municipality
Município de Pinheiral
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Location of Pinheiral in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Pinheiral Location of Pinheiral in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°30′46″S 44°00′03″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Ednardo Barbosa (PMDB)
Area
• Total	76.793 km2 (29.650 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	25,364
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
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History

The city was named after the São José do Pinheiro coffee plantation, owned by the very rich planter and slave trader José de Souza Breves (1795-1879).^[3] This estate, on which about 500 slaves used to work, was "one of the most opulent in Brazil". Nowadays, the descendants of slave plan to transform the Park of the Ruins, only vestige of the plantation and its palace,^[4] into a memory centre, including a museum and school of jongo (dance and musical genre of black communities).^[5]