Resende is a municipality/county in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
It was founded in 1744 by the bandeirante Simão da Cunha Gago and was called Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Campo Alegre da Paraíba Nova. The indians Puri called it Timburibá. On September 29, 1801, it was renamed Resende, after the act of 13rd vice-regent of Brazil and 2nd Conde de Resende, General José Luís de Castro.
The Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN) is a military institution located in Resende.
Its main economy of Resende is coffee and milk in the agricultural sector, uranium refining and truck manufacturing which includes a Volkswagen .
Its geography include Serra do Mar and Pico do Itatiaia, Rio Paraíba do Sul as its river. The touristical attractions includesVisconde do Mauá and the first brazilian National Park, called Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (PNI).
Sometimes the local people say that the city is cursed with eternal lack of entertainment options.
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