Itaguaí (Brazil)
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Other Identifiers
- O Brasil na rota da seda, 2000:t.p. (Itaguaí, Estado do Rio de Janeiro) p. [vi], etc. (Municipio de Itaguaí; old name Vila de São Francisco Xavier de Itaguaí; established as a silk producing center; the municipality of Itaguaí became independent in 1994)
- Geonet, September 6, 2001(Itaguaí; variant name Itaquahy; PPL 225̊2'01"S 0434̊6'44"W)
Wikipedia description:
Itaguaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [itagwaˈi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and contains several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba. Its population was 134,819 in 2020 and its area is 273 km2. The city was founded in 1688 and lies midway between Rio de Janeiro and Angra dos Reis. Itaguaí is located approximately 75 km west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos (SP). It is located between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest. Itaguai and the region around it contain some of the largest ore exporting ports in Brazil. It also serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí.
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