Guapimirim
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Guapimirim (ˈgwapiˈmiɾĩ from Tupi Short spring, Guapi: spring, Mirim: small, little, short), is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

. Its population was 51,487 (2010) and its area is 361 km².

Guapimirim,this has been much on tourism for its beautiful waterfalls, and the carnival that is considered the best in the region.
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