Mogi das Cruzes

Founded in the early 17th century as a stop on the route between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Mogi das Cruzes is a city in the Alto Tietê region east of São Paulo, now one of three stops on the state's tourist train line, the Expresso Turístico CPTM. The historic centre holds a concentration of churches, and the wider municipality stretches into rural and mountain terrain along the Tietê waterway.

• Population325,746
• Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 3.4 km2.1 mi