Mesquita in 1993. Today, the population is 795,212, up from the 727,300 in 1970, but down from the 844,583 in 2006. The racial makeup of the city in 2010 was 36.22% White, 48.62% Pardo (Multiracial), 14.15% Black, and 0,09% Amerindian. When it comes to socioeconomic stratification, Class A population were 10.5%, Class B 55%, Class C 33.1% and Class D 2.4% of the population in 2011. These were according to income and property cohorts that take into account a Brazil-wide classification, rather than one specific to the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. Sports Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube is the main football club from the city, with local rivals Artsul Futebol Clube. There is also Maxambomba Rugby Club, the first rugby team formed in the Baixada Fluminense area. Notable people Professor Leopoldo Machado - Founder of Colégio Leopoldo (Leopoldo School), stabilished in February, 1st 1930. The oldest school, still operational, in the region. Professor Ruy Afrânio Peixoto - Founder of Colégio Afrânio Peixoto (Afrânio Peixoto School) and the Procópio Ferreira Theatre, both now defunct. Rail accidents On June 7, 1951, the city was the site of a level crossing disaster in which 54 people were killed when a train struck a gasoline truck. On 30 August 2007, two trains collided in the city, killing at least eight people. References Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)