; ) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 167,127 (2022 Census) and its area is .
The municipality contains part of the Mendanha State Park, created in 2013. The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms (fazendas) in the present central region of the municipality.
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