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Itaguai in 1970 Itaguaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐgwaˈi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and contains 💵 several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba.[3] Its population was 134,819 in 2024 and its 💵 area is 273 km2.[4] The city was founded in 1688 and lies midway between Rio de Janeiro and Angra dos 💵 Reis.[5] Itaguaí is located approximately 75 km west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos (SP). 💵 It is located between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest.[6] Itaguai and the region around it contain some 💵 of the largest ore exporting ports in Brazil.[7][8] It also serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial 💵 western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí. Port of 💵 Itaguai (Sepetiba / Guaiba island) [ edit ] |