Volta Redonda

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Volta Redonda is an industrial city in southeastern Brazil best known for its major steel production complex and role in the country’s metallurgical sector.

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Volta Redonda canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
callingCode +55
climate tropical climate
continent South America
country Brazil
countrySubdivision Rio de Janeiro
currency Brazilian real
demographicCharacteristic predominantly urban population
economicImportance strategic for Brazilian steel industry
energyUse high industrial energy consumption
governmentType municipal government
hasEducationalInstitution Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda
hasEnvironmentalIssue industrial pollution concerns
hasIndustrialComplex Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional steel plant
hasMayor municipal mayor of Volta Redonda
hasNickname Cidade do Aço
hasPostalCodeSystem CEP (Brazilian postal code system)
surface form: Brazilian CEP
hasPublicService municipal education system
municipal health services
urban public transport
hasSportsClub Volta Redonda Futebol Clube
hasUrbanFeature industrial districts
residential neighborhoods for steelworkers
industrialHeritage development around CSN steel mill
industrialSpecialization mechanical engineering services
metalworking
steel rolling
knownFor Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
metallurgical industry
steel production
laborMarket industrial workers
service sector employees
languageUsed Portuguese
locatedIn State of Rio de Janeiro
locatedInRegion Southeast Region of Brazil
locatedOnRiver Paraíba do Sul River
partOf Vale do Paraíba
surface form: Vale do Paraíba Fluminense
primaryEconomicSector industry
services
steelmaking
roleInCountry important metallurgical hub in Brazil
major steel production center in Brazil
subdivisionType municipality of Rio de Janeiro state
timeZone Brasília Time
transportInfrastructure highway connections to Rio de Janeiro
regional bus network
urbanClassification medium-sized city

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State of Rio de Janeiro hasMajorCity Volta Redonda
Paraíba do Sul River passesThrough Volta Redonda
Região Sul Fluminense majorCity Volta Redonda