Itaguaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐgwaˈi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and contains 0️⃣ several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba.[3] Its population was 134,819 in 2024 and its 0️⃣ area is 273 km2.[4] The city was founded in 1688 and lies midway between Rio de Janeiro and Angra dos 0️⃣ Reis.[5]

Itaguaí is located approximately 75 km west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos (SP). 0️⃣ It is located between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest.[6]

Itaguai and the region around it contain some 0️⃣ of the largest ore exporting ports in Brazil.[7][8] It also serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial 0️⃣ western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí.

Port of 0️⃣ Itaguai (Sepetiba / Guaiba island) [ edit ]