Mesquita (Portuguese for 'mosque'; pronounced [mesˈkitɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Its population was 176,569 (2020) and its area is 42 km2 (16 sq mi).

[1] The municipality contains part of the 4,398 hectares (10,870 acres) Mendanha State Park, created in 2013.

[3] The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms (fazendas) in the present central region of the municipality.

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