Valença () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. Its population was estimated at 76,869 in 2020 and its area is . The city is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença ( la, Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, São ...

. Valença has five districts: ''Conservatória'' ("City of Serenades"), ''Barão de Juparanã'' ("City of the Barons),'' Parapeúna'', ''Santa Isabel do Rio Preto'' and ''Pentagna''. Today its economy is geared especially for agriculture and the existing university center in the municipal headquarters. The municipality contains part of the Serra da Concórdia State Park, created in 2002.

People

* Tereza Nabuco; (1965-),

costume design Costume design is the creation of clothing for the overall appearance of a character or performer. Costume may refer to the style of dress particular to a nation, a class, or a period. In many cases, it may contribute to the fullness of the arti ...

Black Brazilian Costume Designer *

Clementina de Jesus Clementina de Jesus (February 7, 1901 – July 19, 1987) was a Brazilian samba singer born in Valença, Brazil. Biography Born in Carambita, a district on the outskirts of Valença,

; (1901-1987),

samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

singer

References

Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub