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Resende (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈzẽdʒi]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The population is 132,312 (2020 est.) in an area of 1094 km2.[3] 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.

Resende
Municipality
Município de Resende
Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Entrepreneurship Capital
Valley's Princess
Location of Resende in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Resende
Location of Resende in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°28′08″S 44°26′49″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoDiogo Balieiro Diniz (PSD)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,099.336 km2 (424.456 sq mi)
Elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total132,312
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Website

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. 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


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


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.


Tourism


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


Sport


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



References


  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. ParPombo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Mosaico Mantiqueira, retrieved 2016-09-27
  5. APA da Serrinha do Alambari (in Portuguese), Prefeitura de Resende, retrieved 2016-09-28
  6. o mosaico mantiqueira (in Portuguese), Mosaico Mantiqueira, retrieved 2016-09-26
  7. Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada (in Portuguese), INEA: Istituto Estadual do Ambiente (RJ), retrieved 2016-10-01



На других языках

[de] Resende (Rio de Janeiro)

Resende, amtlich portugiesisch Município de Resende, ist eine Stadt im Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro in Brasilien. Sie hatte zum 1. Juli 2020 geschätzt 132.312 Einwohner, die auf einer Gemeindefläche von rund 1099,3 km² leben und Resendenser (resendenses) genannt werden.[1] Resende liegt teilweise an den Ausläufern des Gebirges Serra da Mantiqueira.
- [en] Resende, Rio de Janeiro

[ru] Резенди (Рио-де-Жанейро)

Резенди (порт. Resende) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Рио-де-Жанейро. Составная часть мезорегиона Юг штата Рио-де-Жанейро. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Вали-ду-Параиба-Флуминенси. Население составляет 118 547 человек на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 1 113,507 км². Плотность населения — 106,5 чел./км².


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