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Porto Real

For the settlement in the island of Príncipe, see Porto Real, São Tomé and Príncipe.

Porto Real
Municipality
Município de Porto Real
Flag of Porto Real
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Official seal of Porto Real
Seal
Location of Porto Real in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Porto Real in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Porto Real is located in Brazil
Porto Real
Porto Real
Location of Porto Real in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°25′12″S 44°17′24″W / 22.42000°S 44.29000°W / -22.42000; -44.29000
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoJorge Serfiotis (PMDB)
Area
 • Total
50.892 km2 (19.650 sq mi)
Elevation
385 m (1,263 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
19,974
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Website[1]

Porto Real (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu ʁeˈaw]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 19,974 (2020) and its area is 50.9 km2.[2]

History

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The land around Porto Real was first given to Captain-Major Garcia Rodrigues Pais Leme by King João V of Portugal in 1715. It was not until 1801 that Pais' descendant built a settlement on the land and named it Resende after the Count of Resende. In 1722, due to an incentive from the Marquess of Lavradio to exempt anyone who had planted a number coffee trees from military service, the Pais Leme family did so and started a coffee industry there. By 1822, a pier was built into the Paraíba River which started to be used regularly by the Emperor of Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil. This led to the town being renamed as Porto Real.[2] From there, the Province of Rio de Janeiro started establishing sugar mills in the town as the coffee industry had started to be less profitable, with the Imperial Brazilian government elevated the town to a Colony, with the aim of bringing in Italian migrants to help work in the sugar industry.[2]

By 1892, it had been relegated back to a district within Resende municipality. In 1995, it was severed from Resende and given its own municipal status.[2] In 2011, a Citroën automobile construction factory had been established within Porto Real with them announcing in 2025 that they would be constructing the Citroën Basalt car at the factory in Porto Real.[3] In 2021, a new bridge over the river was constructed at Porto Real.[4] In 2024, a large drug smuggling ring was discovered in Porto Real with the Brazilian Civil Police arresting people after the drugs were discovered being sent via the Brazilian postal service.[5]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ a b c d "Porto Real" (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Stellantis inicia produção de novo SUV, em Porto Real, no Rio de Janeiro | Desenvolvimento Econômico". Rio Governement (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Ponte sobre rio Itiúba é inaugurada durante Governo Presente em Porto Real do Colégio". 7 Segundos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ^ Freitas, Por Cyntia (12 November 2024). "Polícia Civil de Porto Real apreende 'encomendas' com mais de 30 quilos de drogas enviadas pelos Correios" (in Portuguese). Avozdaciadade. Retrieved 7 July 2025.