VISCONDE DE MAUá

'Visconde de Maua' is a district of the city of Resende, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Of ampler form, the name Visconde de Mauá is attributed to the set of the villages of Mauá, Maringá and Maromba and its diverse valleys, as the Vale das Cruzes, Alcantilado, Pavão and Grama. The region understands part of the cities of Resende-RJ, Itatiaia-RJ and Bocaina de Minas, in the state of Minas Gerais. The villages are, on average, the 40 kilometers of the headquarters of these cities.
Visconde de Mauá has about six thousand inhabitants. The main economic activity of the region is the tourism, with more than 100 establishments of lodging and dozen of restaurants, some specialized in trouts and pine nuts recipes.
This region if locates in area of ambiental preservation, in the mountain Serra da Mantiqueira, at 1200 meters of altitude. The visitors are attracted by the natural beauties of waterfalls and valleys.

Contents
History
Weather
Access
Coordinates
Distances
Further information
External links

History


The name Visconde de Mauá homages Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, baron and later viscount (in portuguese = visconde), that received lands from the region in 1870, as concession of the imperial government for wooden exploration, that would be transformed into vegetal coal. In 1889, still in the Empire, its son, Enrique Irineu de Souza, installed in lands a colonial nucleus, formed for families of European immigrants. The initiative failed and most of the colonists returned to the native countries. In 1908 the federal government purchase the lands of Enrique and creates the Colonial Nucleus Visconde de Mauá, second attempt to receive colonists European. This nucleus finishes in 1916.
Some German families had remained in Visconde de Mauá and, from the decade of 1930, they started to receive relatives and friends from Europe, initiating the tourist activity in the region. In the decade of 1970, the village of Maromba was discovered by hippies and, from years 1980, becomed one of the preferred mountain destinations of tourists of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Curiosity: Irineu Evangelista, viscount of Mauá, never was in the region that today takes its name.

Weather



The climate of the region is classified as tropical of altitude, having light summers and cold and dry winters. In the winter, from June to August in southest hemisfery, the temperature can go from -2ºC to 13ºC (28ºF - 55ºF). The summer presents rains frequently, mainly vespertine rains, with temperature varying from 8ºC to 27 ºC (46ºF - 80ºF).

Access


International airports nearest Visconde de Mauá are Tom Jobim/Galeão (GIG) in Rio de Janeiro and Cumbica/Guarulhos (GRU) in São Paulo. Please, contact a inn before the travel to know the better way to go from Rio or São Paulo to Visconde de Mauá. Below you have any websites with touristic information, including inn's phones and emails.
'From Rio'

★ By car: Go by the Dutra highway(BR-116) in São Paulo way. 6 kilometers after passing Resende city, turn right for Visconde de Mauá and Penedo at access 311. Go straight for the RJ-163, about 34 kilometers until Visconde de Mauá. The last 15km don't have asphalt pavement.

★ By bus: Please contact Cidade do Aço company at the municipal bus station (Phone +55 21 2233-1218). Aprox 3 hours travel.
' From Sao Paulo'

★ By car: Go by the Dutra highway (BR 116) in Rio way. 5km after Itatiaia city (before Resende), turn left to Visconde de Mauá and Penedo at access 311. Go straight for the RJ-163, about 34 kilometers until Visconde de Mauá. The last 15km don't have asphalt pavement.

★ By bus: Please contact Cometa bus company at the Tietê Station (phone +55 11 4004 9600). There are lines to Resende (aprox 4 hours). You must take a local bus to go from Resende to Visconde de Mauá (aprox 1 hour).

Coordinates


22º19'54S, 44º32'22W

Distances



Rio de Janeiro: 200km (124.3 miles)

Sao Paulo: 300km (186.4 miles)

Further information



★ Visconde de Mauá does not have banks, and some inns and restaurants do not accept credit cards. Please, consult before travelling. The near banks are about 40km of distance, in the city of Resende.

★ Zip code: 27560-000 - Visconde de Mauá

★ Phone code: 55 (country) and 24 (regional)

★ Mobile phones: Vivo and Claro. Visconde de Mauá does not have GSM signal.

External links



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Visconde de Mauá

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