 The Baixada Fluminense includes the municipalities of Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu, São João de Meriti, Nilópolis, Belford Roxo, Queimados and Mesquita, all north of the city of Rio de Janeiro.The municipalities of Magé and Guapimirim (to the east), Japeri, Paracambi and Seropédica.Until the 19th century, the region was known as the Baixada da Guanabara.