Mogi das Cruzes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil,
located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São
Paulo. As of 2010 it had a population of 387,241 people, and a population
density of 533.90 inhabitants per km ². It is located 40 km to the east of
the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by bandeirantes