Resende, Rio de Janeiro

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Resende

Municipality

Municipality of Resende

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Nickname(s):

Entrepreneurship Capital
Valley's Princess

Location in Rio de Janeiro

Resende

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 22°28′08″S 44°26′49″W﻿ / ﻿22.46889°S 44.44694°W﻿ / -22.46889; -44.44694
Country|  Brazil
Region| Southeast
State|  Rio de Janeiro
Government

• Mayor| Diogo Balieiro Diniz (PSD)
Area

[1]

• Total| 1,099.336 km2 (424.456 sq mi)
Elevation

| 407 m (1,335 ft)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 132,312
• Density| 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)| 0.768 – high[3]
Website| resende.rj.gov.br

Resende (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈzẽdʒi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The population is 132,312 (2020 est.) in an area of 1094 km2.[4] Resendense refers to people or things that come from or inhabit Resende. It is the oldest town in this region, which has boundaries with the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It is an important industrial, automotive, metallurgical, and tourist center, and headquarters of the world's second-largest military complex, the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN). Resende is of national importance and houses the Nuclear Fuel Factory complex of the "Indústrias Nucleares" of Brasil (Brazilian Nuclear Factories), the only one able to enrich uranium. Resende's automotive area holds MAN Latin America (former Volkswagen Trucks and Buses), the biggest truck and bus factory of Brazil, limited to PSA Peugeot Citroën and Michelin.

The town has the following tourist attractions: Visconde de Mauá, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Engenheiro Passos, AMAN, Serrinha do Alambari, Penedo (which belong the city of Itatiaia), the Cachoeira da Fumaça, and some of the city's houses. Resende is home to the largest theater in Latin America, The Academy Theater with a capacity of 2,884 people. Resende is crossed by Rodovia Presidente Dutra, the most important Brazilian road, also called Rio - São Paulo. The municipality has a big territorial extension, 1.144 km2, as mentioned before, the biggest in the area between Rio and São Paulo, between the municipalities traversed by the road which connects them. Resende is served by Resende Airport.

## History

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Resende, 1951. National Archives of Brazil.

The town was founded in the middle of the 18th century and was called Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Campo Alegre da Paraíba Nova (Our Lady of the Joyful Field of New Paraíba) at first. The first inhabitants, the Puris Indians, called it Timburibá. On September 29, 1801, it was renamed Resende, after the act of 13th vice-regent of Brazil and 2nd Count of Resende, General José Luís de Castro. The Academia Militar de Agulhas Negras military academy (AMAN) (Black Needles Military Academy, named after the local rock formation) is located in Resende. The development was fast due to the proximity of two metropolises, and to Minas Gerais state.

## Economy

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Resende's main economy is coffee and milk in the agricultural sector, uranium refining, vehicle manufacturing, which includes Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Nissan do Brasil factories. Resende contains the headquarters of TV Rio Sul, an affiliate of Globo Network Television and a lot of stores that are represented by CDL Resende-Itatiaia.[citation needed]

## Tourism

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Its geography includes Mantiqueira Mountains, the Pico das Agulhas Negras and the Paraíba do Sul. Tourist attractions near Resende include Visconde de Mauá and Penedo, two small villages with restaurants, inns and cottages, and the first Brazilian National Park, called Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (PNI).

The municipality contains the 6.7 hectares (17 acres) Rio Pombo Nature Park, established in 1988.[5] It also contains the 5,760 hectares (14,200 acres) Serrinha do Alambari Environmental Protection Area, created in 1991.[6][7] The municipality contain part of the 8,036 hectares (19,860 acres) Pedra Selada State Park, created in 2012.[8]

## Sport

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The football club Resende Futebol Clube won the 2007 Campeonato Carioca Second Level, and competed in the 2008 and 2009 Campeonato Carioca seasons. The club plays its home matches at Estádio Municipal do Trabalhador, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

## Notable people

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* Tande, volleyball player
* Adriana Samuel, beach volleyball player
* Maria Elisa Antonelli, beach volleyball player
* Matheus Gonche, swimmer
* Carlos Bolsonaro, politician
* Flávio Bolsonaro, politician
* Bia Kicis, politician
* Fábio Penchel de Siqueira, footballer

## Climate

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Climate data for Resende (1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 30.1
(86.2)  | 30.8
(87.4)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 25.5
(77.9)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 26.5
(79.7)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 27.7
(81.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 19.7
(67.5)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 21.5
(70.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 15.6
(60.1)  | 12.9
(55.2)  | 12.4
(54.3)  | 13.3
(55.9)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 17.1
(62.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 292.9
(11.53)  | 216.9
(8.54)  | 232.5
(9.15)  | 85.9
(3.38)  | 47.6
(1.87)  | 22.9
(0.90)  | 28.7
(1.13)  | 20.9
(0.82)  | 70.7
(2.78)  | 125.4
(4.94)  | 213.0
(8.39)  | 260.8
(10.27)  | 1,618.2
(63.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18  | 15  | 15  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 11  | 15  | 18  | 125
Average relative humidity (%)  | 78.0  | 76.7  | 78.3  | 77.4  | 77.6  | 77.2  | 75.0  | 69.9  | 71.7  | 73.9  | 76.0  | 78.2  | 75.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 143.8  | 157.8  | 149.9  | 159.3  | 163.4  | 169.0  | 174.9  | 182.4  | 125.2  | 129.4  | 131.0  | 130.6  | 1,816.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. "2018 Area Total"
2. ^ IBGE 2020
3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
5. ^ ParPombo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Mosaico Mantiqueira, retrieved 2016-09-27
6. ^ APA da Serrinha do Alambari (in Portuguese), Prefeitura de Resende, retrieved 2016-09-28
7. ^ o mosaico mantiqueira (in Portuguese), Mosaico Mantiqueira, retrieved 2016-09-26
8. ^ Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada (in Portuguese), INEA: Istituto Estadual do Ambiente (RJ), retrieved 2016-10-01
9. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

## External links

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* (in Portuguese) Resende City Hall Site
* (in Portuguese) Resende Official Site
* (in Portuguese) Guia Gigante Resende – City Map
* (in Portuguese) City Photo Gallery

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