Volta Redonda
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Volta Redonda is the name of a city in the Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with 182,81 km² of area, located from 350m to 707m from the sea level (22º31'23" S, 44º06'15" W) and with a population of 258.145 inhabitants (estimated in 2006). The area around the city has nearly 700,000. Its name (Portuguese for round turn) is due to the shape of a curve in the Paraíba do Sul river around which the city was built. Volta Redonda is also known as Cidade do Aço (which is Portuguese for Steel City).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_Redonda
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°31'32"S 44°4'58"W
- Rio de Janeiro 35 km
- Barra Mansa 37 km
- Vassouras 47 km
- Petrópolis 81 km
- Paraty 93 km
- Cunha 115 km
- Nova Friburgo 145 km
- Silva Jardim 153 km
- Macaé 192 km
- Quissamã 251 km
- Vila São Geraldo 0.4 km
- Monte Castelo 0.7 km
- Cemetery 1 km
- Light 1 km
- Bairro Colina 1.2 km
- São João 1.4 km
- Sessenta 1.4 km
- Light 1.5 km
- Bairro Laranjal 1.7 km
- CSN 3.6 km