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Volta Redonda

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Volta Redonda

Industrial city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 112 km/70 mi northwest of Rio on the Rio–São Paulo railway; population (1996) 232,287. This city, which contains one of South America's largest steel plants, stands at an altitude of 554 m/1,818 ft on a broad bend of the River Paraíba. Volta Redonda was developed after World War II to boost Brazil's industrial capacity.



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Glaucio Soares da Fonseca [1] Fabiana Pinto Miguel Augusto [2] Paulo Rangel Rios [3] [1] Engenheiro Quimico, Mestre e Doutor em Engenharia Metalurgica, Professor Adjunto na Escola de Engenharia Industrial Metalurgica de Volta Redonda (EEIMVR) da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).
Serving as national chairpersons are: Australia - Richard Robertson, Ted's Camera Store, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Brazil - Mario Shimoda, Shimoda Photo E Video Ltda, Volta Redonda RJ, Brazil; Canada - Jean Simard, LL Lozean Ltd.
Byline: Marcello Mega STRUGGLING Brazilian giants Flamengo have abandoned their training base in Rio and spent the last week in Volta Redonda city for fear of their own fans attacking them.
 
 
 
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