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Population: 137,739 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Resende is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Rio de Janeiro. With a population of 129,612 inhabitants, estimated by the IBGE for 1 August 2022, it was in 2022 the 24th most populous municipality in the state. It is the seat municipality of the Resende Immediate Region, whose population is the second largest of the three regions that make up the Volta Redonda–Barra Mansa Intermediate Region.
It has the third largest GDP (in 2011) and the second best HDI among the municipalities of the southern Fluminense region (in 2010), and the fifteenth largest GDP and the fifth highest HDI among the other municipalities of the state. In fact, in 2011 the municipality's GDP was estimated at R$ 5.62 billion, the 107th largest municipal GDP in Brazil in the same year. Its HDI (Human Development Index), in 2010, according to the UNDP, reached 0.768 (66.3% of the adult population had completed primary education that year, with a life expectancy of 75.3 years and a per capita income of R$ 915.21), classified as “high” by the agency and placing it as the 249th municipality with the best HDI in Brazil that year.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
RJ average (29 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
24.68 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
40.17 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
RJ average (29 cities): 27 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
305.93 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,784.39 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 29 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.45 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.27 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RJ average (29 cities): 34 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.3 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
37.3 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.14 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 83 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
128.54 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim (SBGL), 129 km in a straight line · 17,510 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 23.0 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.6 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 28.3 | 25.6 | 25.0 | – | 26.4 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 30.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 20.1 |
| Rain (mm) | 307 | 223 | 221 | 89 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 62 | 118 | 220 | 253 |
Weather station Resende, 2 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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