Angra dos Reis
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| Nickname(s): Angra | |||
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| Coordinates: 23°00′24″S 44°19′05″W / 23.00667°S 44.31806°W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Founded | January 6, 1502 | ||
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| - Mayor | Fernando Antonio Ceciliano Jordão (PMDB) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 816.3 km2 (315.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,378 m (4,521 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[1] | |||
| - Total | 144.137 | ||
| - Density | 180.1/km2 (466.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Website | www.angra.rj.gov.br | ||
| Municipal Government address: Prefeitura Municipal de Angra dos Reis Praça Nilo Peçanha, 186 Centro, Angra dos Reis, CEP: 23900-000 |
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Angra dos Reis is a municipality located southwest of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, some 150 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is famous for its coastline, consisting of the Bay of Ilha Grande, a beautiful and pristine setting having 365 islands, of which the largest and most important is Ilha Grande. Brazil's only operational nuclear power station (the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto) is located here. Its main population center is the port and city of the same name.
Municipal boundaries are with:
- North: Bananal and São José do Barreiro
- Northeast: Rio Claro
- East: Mangaratiba
- West: Parati
- South: Atlantic Ocean
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[edit] Economy
The most important economic activities are commerce, fishing, industry, services and tourism. The port has an oil terminal as well as shipbuilding (Keppel Fels, former Verolme). Brazil's only nuclear power stations, Angra I and Angra II are located nearby. They employ 3,000 people, and generate another 10,000 indirect jobs in Rio de Janeiro State. Tourism is highly developed with countless beaches, islands and pristine waters perfect for swimming or scuba diving.
There is a small cattle herd of 4,200 head. The main agricultural products in planted area are:
- bananas: 1,460 hectares / 3,600 tons
- coconut: 10 hectares / 130,000 fruits
- oranges: 4 hectares / 25 tons
- hearts of palm (palmito): 50 hectares / 75 tons
- sugarcane: 20 hectares / 390 tons
Data are from IBGE
[edit] Meaning of the name
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Gaspar de Lemos, a navigator and commander of the Portuguese naval fleet embanked at the Big Island (Ilha Grande) on 6 January 1502, the “Kings’ day”, that is, “Dia de Reis.” Accordingly, the place was named “Angra dos Reis”, which means “Kings’ Cove” or loosely - anchorage of the kings.
[edit] Trivia
Júlia da Silva Bruhns, the mother of German writers Heinrich Mann and Thomas Mann, was born here.[2] However, there is disagreement about the exact place of birth, as some sources (including the German Wikipedia) assert she was born in the nearby town of Parati.
Former three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna once made his residence in Angra Dos Reis.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2006/POP_2006_DOU.pdf
- ^ Download family report, stating birthplace
[edit] External links
- Angra dos Reis(English) (Spanish) (English) & Deutsch
- Angra dos Reis(Português)
- Angra dos Reis(Português)
- Angra dos Reis(Português)
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