Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
Resende sits on the route: 25 minutes from Itatiaia.
Resende is a city located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a population of 111,514, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Resende sits in Brazil, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Resende to your route.
Resende (Brazilian 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. Resendense refers to people or things that come from or inhabit Resende. It is the oldest town in this region, which has boundariesRead more
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.
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Resende is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -22.4689 latitude, -44.4467 longitude.
Resende has a population of approximately 111,514 people, making it a city in Brazil.
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