The port of Angra dos Reis from the bay.

Angra dos Reis is a city located in the southwest of Rio de Janeiro state, in Brazil. It is situated 151km from the city of Rio. It has a beautiful coastline with 365 islands. Brazil's only operational nuclear power station (the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto) is located here. Other economic activities are commerce, industry, services and tourism. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 434 KB) Summary Port of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 434 KB) Summary Port of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Sydney, Australia at Night. ... Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). ... Ipanema beach, in the South Zone, immortalised by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Morais song The Girl from Ipanema Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese), pron. ... Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazils first nuclear power plant. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Meaning of name

The name of the place has an interesting history. Gaspar de Lemos, a navigator and commander of the Portuguese naval fleet embanked at the Long Island (Ilha Grande) on 6 January 1502, the “Kings’ day”, that is, “Dia de Reis.” Accordingly, the place was named “Angra dos Reis”, which means “Kings’ Creek”. A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A quote about the place

One of the members of the above naval fleet is believed to have written back to Portugal about the place in these words:

"Sometimes I felt The ecstasy of The flowers and trees' perfume so strong that I thought I had found paradise. And what I will say of The great number of birds, full of colors and their tunes, how many and how beautiful? I won't say more because I Know you will never believe me."

City Symbols

Having properties of many brazilians important people, like the comedy actor Renato Aragão or the "Didi", the ex-FIFA president João Havelange, the president of the Brazilian Soccer Federation Ricardo Teixeira and the plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy, Angra dos Reis have as symbol of the city the tiny islands of Botinas that have an spetacular mix of corals, colored fishes and some vegetation, where the visitant can swim in a paradise of nature.

External links

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• Angra dos Reis(Deutsch)
• Angra dos Reis(Português)