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History of Itaguaí
The beginning of the exploration of the current municipality of Itaguaí, from the mid-seventeenth century.

Itaguaí

Port Itaguai
Geography
It is located at latitude 22 ° 51'08 "south and longitude 43 º 46'31" west, with an altitude of 13 meters, has an area of 277.6 km ² and is part of the regions and the Lowlands of Costa Verde
Districts Itaguaí
Large Crown
Madeira Island
Center Itaguaí
Ibituporanga
Chapero
Birthday July 5
Foundation 1818
Economy
The municipality of Itaguaí currently has a dual economy: On the one hand is one of the poorest municipalities and lower-level professional training in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro - working as a dormitory town for people working in neighboring cities. On the other, the economy is beating the Port of Itaguaí which tends to be the largest aggregator of jobs and economic region in the near future.
It was recently announced the construction of a steel pole in the town, composed mainly by Atlantic Steel Company located in the city for ease of flow through the port.
A number of other industries in the steel industry will be developed in the region.
Culture
Itaguaí is cited in many works of Brazilian literature, the most known, and almost a symbol of the city's book "The alienist" Machado de Assis where Itaguaí Village is home of Dr. Simon Bacamarte presented in the work, as the son of the landed nobility and the greatest doctors in Brazil and through unorthodox methods and the pre-supposed to cure the mad city ends up trapping almost all of it in his Casa Verde insanity of the city.
The music school Y-tinga is one of the few free public schools of music in Brazil, being a reference in any state in the musical education of children and adolescents.
During the week of July 5 There Itaguaí Expo, Thursday A mix of agriculture and popular festival where artists have received and are nationally famous caravans of several neighboring cities.
Other details
Anniversary of the City: July 5.
Adjacent counties: Mangalore, Rio Claro, Pirai Paracambi, Seropédica and Rio de Janeiro.
Main River: Itaguaí.
Economic Activities: Agriculture, Fishing, Port, Industry and Trade.
Patron: St. Francis Xavier.
Gentile: Itaguaiense.

Itaguaí

| Partial Summary of City: | |
| Area of the territorial unit | 278Km2 |
| Resident population 10 years or more literate | 65,876 |
| Resident population 10 years or more literacy rate | 91.20% |
| Resident population 10 years or more | 65,876 |
| Residents | 82,003 |
| Men living | 40,611 |
| Women residents | 41,392 |
| Official Website of the Municipality of Itaguaí, click here . | |






















