Sepetiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of

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, surrounded by Santa Cruz and Guaratiba, and by the Sepetiba Bay. It occupies an

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of 1,162.13 ha, and has a population of 35,892 (according to

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, IBGE, 2000 demographic census). The origin of the name Sepetiba is the Tupi, which has the word "Sipitiba" as an alternative and ''çape-typa'' or ''çape-tyua'' as a corruption of the name, meaning Campo dos Sapés (''Sapé field'', in English), or Sapezal. Close to Sepetiba is the port of Sepetiba Terminal. The port handles

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and general

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. Its maximum draft is 22.5m.

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