Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro
Casimiro de Abreu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 26,243 and its area is 461 km².
The city was called Indaiaçu until it was rebaptized in 1925 to homage the poet Casimiro de Abreu, who was born in their coastal district Barra de São João.
The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.
It holds part of the União Biological Reserve, home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin.
It contains of the Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area, created in 2001.
