Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro
Mesquita is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 175,620 and its area is.
The municipality contains part of the Mendanha State Park, created in 2013. The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms in the present central region of the municipality.
