- Resende, Rio de Janeiro
Resende is a
municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 117,416 (2005 ) and its area is 1,144 km². [IBGE - [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php] ] Resendense refers to people or things from Resende, RJ.History
It was founded in
1744 by the bandeiranteSimão da Cunha Gago and was called Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Campo Alegre da Paraíba Nova (Our Lady of the Joyful Field of New Paraíba). The Indians Puri called it Timburibá. OnSeptember 29 ,1801 it was renamed Resende, after the act of 13th vice-regent of Brazil and 2nd Count of Resende, GeneralJosé Luís de Castro . TheAcademia Militar de Agulhas Negras military academy (AMAN) (Black Needles Military Academy, named after the local rock formation) is located in Resende.Economy
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Tourism
Its
geography includes a mountain range, a peak and a river. Tourist attractions near Resende includeVisconde de Mauá and Penedo, two small villages with good restaurants and charming inns and cottages, and the first Brazilian National Park, called Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (PNI).ports
The football club
Resende Futebol Clube won the 2007 Campeonato Carioca Second Level, and will compete in the 2008Campeonato Carioca . The club plays its home matches at Municipal do Trabalhador, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.External links
*pt icon [http://www.resende.rj.gov.br/ Resende City Hall Site]
*pt icon [http://www.resende.com.br/ Resende Official Site]
*pt icon [http://www.resende.com/ Guia Gigante Resende - City Map]
*pt icon [http://www.resende.rj.gov.br/page/galeria_cidade.asp City Photo Gallery]References
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