Mesquita is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 176,569 and its area is 42 km². The municipality c…Mesquita is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 176,569 and its area is 42 km². The municipality contains part of the 4,398 hectares 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 in the present central region of the municipality.