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Três Rios

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Also known as Tres Rios

municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Key facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Southeast
State
Rio de Janeiro
Mayor
Joacir Barbaglio Pereira ( Liberal Party )
Total
326.566 km (126.088 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Estimate 2020
82,142
Density
237.11/km (614.11/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC−3 ( Brasília Time )
Website
http://www.tresrios.rj.gov.br (in Portuguese)

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
trirriense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Rio de Janeiro
Population
81248
Area
326
Elevation
467
Shares border with
Paraíba do Sul
Official website
www.tresrios.rj.gov.br
Image
Três Rios.jpg
Dialing code
24
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Commons category
Três Rios
Human Development Index
0.725
electorate
62175
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Encyclopedic overview

Três Rios ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɾe(j)z ˈʁi.us]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. As of 2020 its population was an estimated 82,142 inhabitants, and its area is around 322 square kilometres (124 sq mi). The current mayor of Três Rios is Joacir Barbaglio Pereira (known as Joa) of the Liberal Party, elected in 2020 to a four-year term.

The name Três Rios, meaning "three rivers" in Portuguese, is a reference to the three important rivers in the area: the Paraíba do Sul, the Piabanha, and the Paraibuna. The city itself is located on the Paraíba, and the three rivers meet downstream, to the east. The name "Esquina do Brasil" (lit. 'street corner of Brazil') was inspired by the words of former president Juscelino Kubitschek, referring to the major highways that pass through.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Três Rios” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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