Duas Barras
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Duas Barras (ˌduaʒ ˈbaxaʲʃ) is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro
. Its population was 10,622 (2005) and its area is 375,238 km².
This little town has a historic center with colorful painted homes around its main square.
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 10,622 (2005) and its area is 375,238 km².