Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro
Sepetiba on the map of Rio de Janeiro
Sepetiba is a municipality west of Rio de Janeiro located and belongs to the administrative area Munizip the neighboring village Itaguaí. In the north, the area borders on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Santa Cruz and Guaratiba. Sepetiba has an area of 11.621 km ² and a population of approximately 57,000 inhabitants. The town is surrounded to the south from the Coast Mountains and the Atlantic coastal forest. There are still residents who have indigenous origin, but the large number of the inhabitants migrated from the nahegelegenem Rio de Janeiro.
Economy and Harbour
Sepetiba is located on the Baía de Sepetiba, and has a deepwater port, which lies between Itaguaí and Sepetiba. In the port there are the following seaport terminals:
- Coal terminal - TCV because Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional S / A.
- Container Terminal - TCS because Sepetiba Tecon S / A.
- Ore Terminal - TM1, of CPBS - Companhia de Sepetiba PORTUARIA Baía S / A.
- Aluminium Terminal - TAL, of Valesul Alumínio S / A.
And a Eisenerzverladestelle for super large bulk carriers ( private terminal):
- Ilha da Madeira terminal of MBR Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas S / A (but located on an island between Sepetiba and Mangaratiba in the south).
The Port of Sepetiba was completed in 1982. Organizationally, the port belongs to the organization Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro but has been privatized.
From here, the steel mill CSN Companhia Nacional Siderùrgica shipped its products all over the world that are transported here by train from Volta Redonda. The siding is single track and connects Sepetiba with the main rail link between the centers of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo on the one hand and the high. The terminals TCV, TCS and CPBS also be operated by CSN itself.
Sepetiba is one of the few true deep water ports of the coast (16 meters depth ). There is a prediction that he will withdraw more and more charge of the port of Rio de Janeiro, as there is only a maximum draft of 8-10 meters.
Environment
Sepetiba is also known for the beautiful beaches in the area, as well as the offshore tropical island world that invites for a pleasant trip. The beaches are:
- Praia de Sepetiba,
- Praia do Recôncavo (formerly Praia de Dona Luiza )
- Praia do Cardo
- Praia da Brisa
History
The name " Sepetiba " has its origin from the indigenous Tupi language. There he has an alternative spelling " Sipitiba " and means " sítio dos Sapes ", or " Sapezal " (translated Country field ). During the colonization of Sepetiba was an important historic site and was declared as a province of Brazil by King João VI of Portugal.