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Angra dos Reis is a city on the southern coast of the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro. It lies at a distance of 150 kilometers to the city of Rio de Janeiro and has a population of around 140,000 inhabitants.
The name Angra dos Reis (Bay of Kings) was given to the city by the Portuguese of André Gonçalves, who traveled to the area was the first European on the 6 January 1502, Epiphany,. About 50 years later the area of the present towns of colonized Angra dos Reis, Paraty and Itaguaí by the Europeans. The city served coffee then due to its favorable location as a transit port for immigrants and export port for the products of the State of São Paulo, mainly.
The construction of railways of Rio de Janeiro meant a decline for Angra dos Reis to São Paulo and Minas Gerais, because at this point, the port was virtually meaningless.
Only when the 1930s built a further railway and a road from Angra dos Reis in the direction of Minas Gerais, Angra dos Reis regained its importance as a port for the mining products from Minas.
Today, the city is characterized by industrialization. Oil tanker create in the port and the city is home to an oil refinery and two single nuclear Brazil, Angra 1 and Angra 2. In addition, the city remains of port activities, fishing and fish processing and agriculture lives.
Growing importance to also tourism. The ferry to the important tourist island of Ilha Grande, which is slightly over 10 km away and belongs to the municipal area of Angra starts from Angra dos Reis.
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