Duque de Caxias
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About Duque de Caxias
Duque de Caxias is a city on Guanabara Bay and part of Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, southeastern Brazil.
It is bordered by Rio de Janeiro city to the south. Its population was 866,347 (2024) and its area is 465 km2, making it the second most populous suburb of Rio de Janeiro city. The city is the third most populous in Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, and also the third most populous city in Rio de Janeiro state. The current mayor is Washington Reis.
It is named after Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, who was born there in 1803. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias. Its important industries are chemicals and oil refining.
It became a municipality in 1943, following its separation from the city of Nova Iguaçu.
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube is the local football team of the city. The club plays their home matches at Estádio Romário de Souza Faria, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. Estádio De Los Larios, located in the district of Xerém, has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people and it is the home ground of Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil.
Duque de Caxias travel guide
Understand
Duque de Caxias (usually referred to simply as "Caxias") is the municipality with the largest population in the Baixada Fluminense. Along with Nova Iguaçu, Duque de Caxias polarizes the 13 municipalities of this portion of the metropolitan agglomeration of Rio de Janeiro, due to the commercial and industrial economic activity exercised in the municipality. In the municipality is located the oil refinery REDUC, the third largest refinery owned by Petrobras in Brazil. Caxias and Nova Iguaçu, however, are highly dependent on the Central Zone of the state capital, with a large part of their populations commuting between these two municipalities and Rio de Janeiro.
Getting there
From the Central Zone of Rio de Janeiro, there are urban bus, van and train lines to Duque de Caxias. Most bus lines to Caxias depart from Terminal Américo Fontenelle, in Gamboa, and the trains depart from Central do Brasil train station. The vans to Duque de Caxias also depart from the Central do Brasil area. The main road access to Duque de Caxias for those coming from downtown Rio are the BR-040 highway (Rio-Belo Horizonte highway) and the Kennedy avenue.
See
Igreja Nossa Senhora do Pilar (Nossa Senhora do Pilar Church), Rua Tescana - Pilar. Constructed in 1720, the church has strong baroque features similar to constructions in Minas Gerais. Fazenda São Bento do Iguaçu (São Bento do Iguaçu Farm), Rua Benjamin da Rocha Júnior - São Bento. The oldest farm in the region, it was purchased by the São Bento monastery in 1591. On the site are the ruins of a chapel built in 1645 and a large house built in the 1750s. Reserva Biológica do Tinguá (Rebio Tinguá - Tinguá Biological Reserve), Estrada do Comércio, 3400 - Tinguá, ☏ +55 21 3767-7009. A large biological reserve in the far north of Baixada Fluminense. Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara (Municipal Natural Park of Taquara), Estrada Cachoeira das Dores, 3465 - Imbariê, ☏ +55 21 2787-3696. Natural Park located in the northeast of the municipality of Duque de Caxias, next to the Magé municipal boundary. Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (PARNASO - Serra dos Órgãos National Park), ☏ +55 21 2152-1100, [email protected]. A major park located on the mountain range called Serra dos Órgãos. Igreja Católica Sant'Ana (Sant'Ana Catholic Church), Rua Agostinho de Oliveira, 35 - Jardim Primavera. A church in the district of Campos Elíseos. Igreja de São Judas Tadeu (Church of São Judas Tadeu), Avenida Felíciano Sodré, 68 - Imbariê, ☏ +55 21 99146-8086. A church in the center of the district of Imbariê. Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima), Rua Lúcia Helena Faccini, 353-403 - Parada Angélica, ☏ +55 21 2778-1799. A church in the center of the neighborhood of Parada Angélica, district of Imbariê. Refinaria Duque de Caxias (Reduc - Duque de Caxias Refinery), Rodovia Washington Luiz (BR-040) - Campos Elíseos, ☏ +55 21 2677-2231. A major refinery of the state of Rio de Janeiro, located in the district of Campos Elíseos.
Do
G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio - Rua Almirante Barroso, 5/6 - Centro, Duque de Caxias. - It is one of the two major samba schools of Baixada Fluminense, the other being the G.R.E.S Beija-Flor de Nilópolis.
Eat
Restaurante À Mineira - Rodovia Washington Luiz (BR-040), 5662 - Jardim Gramacho, Caxias.
Sleep
Mont Blanc Suítes Duque de Caxias - Avenida Brigadeiro Lima e Silva, 1065 - Jardim 25 de Agosto, Duque de Caxias.
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Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.