Volta Redonda is a Brazilian municipality located in the micro region of the ParaÃba Valley in the middle region Sul Fluminense, State of Rio de Janeiro. It is also known a
…s the "City of Steel. " It is located at 22 ° 31'23 "south latitude and 44 º 06'15" west longitude at an altitude of 390 meters. It is cut by the ParaÃba do Sul River, which flows from west to east, being the main source of supply for the city and also responsible for its name, due to a geographic feature in your course. It occupies an area of 182.317 km ², 54 sq km in the urban area and 128 sq km in rural areas. The estimated population in 2009 was 261,403 inhabitants [6], making it the largest city in the South Fluminense and the third largest in the state. This is reinforced, though, because people of different localities in nearby cities using the services, commerce and public and private apparatus of Volta Redonda, who are already in their surroundings and are often closer to the city and shopping centers that are more varied that of their own cities. Thus, the floating population of the city daily, is approximately 330,000 inhabitants. (MORE)