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and comes under the authority of the Port of Itaguai (Rio de Janeiro). Guaiba consists of deep water berths for loading the largest bulk carriers in the world, but has no residents and no road connections. Iron ore reaches the terminal through a railway bridge that connects the island to the
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and contains several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba. Its population was 134,819 in 2020 and its area is 273 km. The city was founded in 1688 and lies midway between
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disaster in another mine in Brazil. The closure was short though, as a court injunction was granted to Vale a day later and the port resumed operations.
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in Brazil. It also serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the
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terminal), located close by has separate terminals for exporting mineral ores, but is privately owned by the mining company
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is located in the port of Itaguaí. As of August 2018, the port accommodates large bulk carriers (170,000
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region. It includes ports of Itaguai, Sepetiba and Guaiba island. The port of
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Itaguaí is located approximately 75 km west of the city of
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Itaguai and the region around it contain some of the largest
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was opened as a deepwater port in 1982, primarily to export
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Investigation report - the sinking of Stellar Daisy
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Municipality

Flag of Itaguaí
Official seal of Itaguaí
Location of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Itaguaí is located in Brazil
22°51′07″S 43°46′30″W / 22.85194°S 43.77500°W / -22.85194; -43.77500
Country
Brazil
Region
Southeast
State

Rio de Janeiro
Prefeito
PMDB
Time zone
UTC−3
BRT


[itɐgwaˈi]
municipality
Brazilian state
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Angra dos Reis
Rio de Janeiro
Santos
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