Volta Redonda, city in eastern Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro State, on the Paraíba River. A model industrial city founded on the site of an earlier village in 1941, it has one of the largest steelworks in Latin America. The products of privately owned industrial plants supplement those of the government-controlled steel complex that dominates the economy of the city. Population (1996) 232,287.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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