From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Resende, Rio de Janeiro
Resende, Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°28′08″S 44°26′49″W / 22.46889°S
44.44694°W / -22.46889; -44.44694 Resende is a munici-
Economy
pality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its Resende’s main economy is coffee and milk in the agri-
population was 119,801(2010) and its area is 1,144 km².[1] cultural sector, uranium refining, vehicle manufacturing,
Resendense refers to people or things from Resende, which includes factories of Volkswagen Truck & Bus. Re-
RJ. Its territory boundaries to the state of São Paulo and sende also is the headquarters of TV Rio Sul, an affiliate
Minas Gerais. Resende is the oldest town of its region. of Globo Network Television.
Resende is an important industrial pole, automotive,
metallurgical, turistic and headquarter of the second
biggest military complex of the world, The Academia Mil-
Tourism
itar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN).
Resende has an national importance and it’s known,
internationally, by housing the Nuclear Fuel Factory,
complex of the Insdústrias Nucleares do Brasil (Brazilian
Nuclear Factories), the only which is able to promove
uranium enrichment.
Resende’s Automotive Pole, holds MAN Lantin Amer-
ica (old Volkswagen Trucks and buses), the biggest truck
and bus factory of Brazil, limitrophe to PSA Peugeot
Citroën and Michelin.
The town has the following turistic points: Visconde
de Mauá (Resende), Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Engen-
heiro Passos, AMAN, Serrinha do Alambari, Penedo and
the city’s own houses which contains loads of histories.
Marechal Castelo Branco Avenue, in Resende
Another point which is considered attrative is that
Resende has the bigget Theater of Latin America, The
Its geography includes a mountain range, a peak and a
Academy Theater, which holds 2.884 people.
river. Tourist attractions near Resende include Visconde
Resende is crossed by Rodovia Presidente Dutra, the
de Mauá and Penedo, two small villages with good restau-
most important brazilian road. The municipality has a
rants and charming inns and cottages, and the first
big territorial extension, 1.144 km², as mentioned before,
Brazilian National Park, called Parque Nacional do Itatia-
the biggest in the axis Rio-São Paulo, between the munic-
ia (PNI).
ipalties traversed by the road which connects both me-
tropolis.
Sports
History The football club Resende Futebol Clube won the 2007
Campeonato Carioca Second Level, and competed in the
It was founded in 1744 by the bandeirante Simão da Cun-
2008 and 2009 Campeonato Carioca seasons. The club
ha Gago and was called Nossa Senhora da Conceição do
plays its home matches at Municipal do Trabalhador,
Campo Alegre da Paraíba Nova (Our Lady of the Joyful
which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.
Field of New Paraíba). The Indians Puris called it Tim-
buribá,
buribá and they were originally the first inhabitants. On
September 29, 1801 it was renamed Resende, after the External links
act of 13th vice-regent of Brazil and 2nd Count of Re-
• (Portuguese) Resende City Hall Site
sende, General José Luís de Castro. The Academia Militar
• (Portuguese) Resende Official Site
de Agulhas Negras military academy (AMAN) (Black Nee-
• (Portuguese) Guia Gigante Resende - City Map
dles Military Academy, named after the local rock forma-
• (Portuguese) City Photo Gallery
tion) is located in Resende. The development was fast due
to being in middles of the two metropolis, and also being
near Minas Gerais state.
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References
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