Rio das Ostras
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Rio das Ostras (ˌχiu.dajˈzoʃtɾaʃ) is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro
. Its population was 47,819 (2005) and its area is 231 km².
It is aligned with the Atlantic coast, and is known for its beaches. A regional bus station is in the center of town by a city park. In July of 2005, the city screened "Cidade de Deus" (City of God), for the public, with over 1000 chairs set up in a park by the beach. The Federal Police blocked the screening with 5 police officers guarding the screen for 2 hours while people waited to see what would happen. Finally, a city official spoke and said the resolution was that since they were a city government, they were allowed to break the rule about showing films rated for 16 and over to children. They gave parents a few minutes to decide to take their kids away, and then showed the film.
It was historically a part of the neighboring municipality of Casimiro de Abreu, so some of the real estate title histories must be traced there.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
. Its population was 47,819 (2005) and its area is 231 km².
It is aligned with the Atlantic coast, and is known for its beaches. A regional bus station is in the center of town by a city park. In July of 2005, the city screened "Cidade de Deus" (City of God), for the public, with over 1000 chairs set up in a park by the beach. The Federal Police blocked the screening with 5 police officers guarding the screen for 2 hours while people waited to see what would happen. Finally, a city official spoke and said the resolution was that since they were a city government, they were allowed to break the rule about showing films rated for 16 and over to children. They gave parents a few minutes to decide to take their kids away, and then showed the film.
It was historically a part of the neighboring municipality of Casimiro de Abreu, so some of the real estate title histories must be traced there.