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Santo Antônio de Pádua


Coordinates: 21°32′20″S 42°10′48″W / 21.53889°S 42.18000°W / -21.53889; -42.18000

Santo Antônio de Pádua (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tw‿ɐ̃ˈtõɲu dʒi ˈpadwɐ], Saint Anthony of Padua) is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 42,078 (2005) and its area is 612 km².

The coat of arms of Santo Antônio de Pádua features eight stars representing eight of its districts on a navy blue field of the shield with a tree on the right and a fountain in the middle. The municipality's name is centered in the shield and it runs diagonally from bottom left to top right. The shield is bordered with four orange rectangles on each side. The crown is on the top of the coat of arms.


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