Nova Friburgo is a city located in a valley surrounded by mountains in the east-central of Rio de Janeiro state. The town was established by 2,006 Swiss emigrants from the canton of Fribourg, transferred to the region by royal decree from D. João VI in 1818. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). ... The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. ... John VI (Portuguese João), the Clement (Port. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Geography

The city is 846 m (2,776 feet) above sea level and has a total area of 938.5 km² (362.4 mi²). Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...

Demographics

There are 173,321 people, 151,820 residing in the city, and 21,501 in rural regions. The population density is 182.56/km² (472.8/mi²).

Colleges and universities

• Anchieta
• Externato Santa Ignez
• Faculdade de Filosofia Santa Doroteia
• Faculdade de Odontologia de Nova Friburgo - FONF
• Nossa Senhora das Dores
• Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ (Instituto Politécnico)
• Universidade Estacio de SÁ
• Universidade Cândido Mendes – UCAM

Economy and industry

• Manufacturing/wholesale/retail of women's undies and bras, and lingerie
• Tourism (known as a mountain resort built in Swiss Alpine style)
• Textile mills
• Metallurgic industries

Events

External links

• City's official website