Itaguai in 1970

Itaguaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐgwaˈi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and contains 1️⃣ several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba.[3] Its population was 134,819 in 2024 and its 1️⃣ area is 273 km2.[4] The city was founded in 1688 and lies midway between Rio de Janeiro and Angra dos 1️⃣ Reis.[5]

Itaguaí is located approximately 75 km west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos (SP). 1️⃣ It is located between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest.[6]

Itaguai and the region around it contain some 1️⃣ of the largest ore exporting ports in Brazil.[7][8] It also serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial 1️⃣ western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí.

Port of 1️⃣ Itaguai (Sepetiba / Guaiba island) [ edit ]