Seropédica (Silk Farm, , , ) is a municipality located in Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 75 km from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 83,092 (2020) and its area is 284 km². Mayor Lucas Dutra Education The municipality is home of the main campus of the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and an Embrapa research institute focused on agroecology. Sports Annual Student Games Neighborhoods Águas Lindas Canto do Rio Campo Lindo Dom Bosco Jardim das Acácias Parque Jacimar Piranema INCRA Ecologia Fazenda Caxias Centro de Seropédica Boa Esperança Multirão Boa Fé Santa Sofia Jardim Maracanã Vera Cruz Vila Sônia Belvedere São Miguel Nossa Senhora de Nazaré Notability The bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae is named after Seropédica, as it was isolated in the locality. References Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)