Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Mogi das Cruzes, or simply Mogi, is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, located in the Alto Tietê region, in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.
Its administrative division consists of the seat and the districts of Biritiba Ussu, Brás Cubas, César de Sousa, Jundiapeba, Quatinga, Sabaúna, Alto do Parateí, Cocuera, Taboão and Taiaçupeba.
The São Paulo bandeirante Gaspar Vaz started the settlement, which became the Vila de Sant'Anna de Mogi Mirim, officially created on 1 September 1611, and which would later become the city of Mogi das Cruzes, eventually becoming a stopping point between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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