Coordinates: 22°06′25″S 41°28′19″W / 22.10694°S 41.47194°W
| Quissamã | |||
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| Quissamã downtown with Our Lady of Desterro Church in the center, main square and City Hall in lower side. | |||
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| Location of Quisamã in Rio de Janeiro State and Brazil | |||
| Coordinates: 22°06′25″S 41°28′19″W / 22.10694°S 41.47194°W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Colonization started | 1633 | ||
| Settled as Freguesia | 1755 | ||
| Municipality Established | January 4, 1989 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Armando Cunha Carneiro da Silva (until 2008) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 715.877 km2 (276.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 17,376 | ||
| • Density | 24.3/km2 (62.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Website | www.quissama.rj.gov.br | ||
Quissamã (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌkiˈsamɜ̃]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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