What is "araruama"

Araruama is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located at 22 º 52'22 "of latitude South and 42 º 20'35" of length west, at an altitude of fifty feet. In 2010, its population was 118,964 inhabitants, which the referenda as the second largest population in the Lakes Region.

The municipality of Araruama extends over an area of 635.4 km ², marked by plain if some lakes, including the Araruama Lake and Pond Juturnaíba - is situated between the municipalities and Araruama Silva Jardim. Geographically it is the largest town in the Lakes Region.

Its main geographic feature is a large bay by the same name. Araruama has a large area of Atlantic Forest in between the sea shore and the Araruama lake that belongs to the Costa do Sol State Park.

Marcos Vinicius Viana Ribeiro, known as Araruama ( Rio Bonito, April 15, 1989), is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel.