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Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Coordinates: 22°47′09″S 43°18′43″W / 22.78583°S 43.31194°W / -22.78583; -43.31194
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22°47′09″S 43°18′43″W / 22.78583°S 43.31194°W / -22.78583; -43.31194

Municipal Library in the city center, designed by Oscar Niemeyer

Duque de Caxias is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, bordered by Rio de Janeiro (city) to the south. Its population was 842,890 (2005) and its area is 465 km².[1] Its current Mayor is Washington Reis.

The city is the second richest in the State of Rio de Janeiro. It has important industries such as oil refinery and chemical. It is named after Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, who was born there in 1803. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias.

Famous people

Janaina Marques de Paiva

References

  1. ^ IBGE - [1]
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