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 containers and general bulk cargo. Its maximum draft is 22.5m.[1]
sepetiba, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2014, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sepetiba news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sepetiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro Brazil surrounded by Santa Cruz and Guaratiba and by the Sepetiba Bay It occupies an area of 1 162 13 ha and has a population of 35 892 according to Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica IBGE 2000 demographic census SepetibaNeighborhoodSepetibaLocation in BrazilCoordinates 22 58 08 S 43 41 44 W 22 96889 S 43 69556 W 22 96889 43 69556Country BrazilStateRio de Janeiro RJ Municipality CityRio de JaneiroZoneWest ZoneThe origin of the name Sepetiba is the Tupi which has the word Sipitiba as an alternative and cape typa or cape tyua as a corruption of the name meaning Campo dos Sapes Sape field in English or Sapezal Close to Sepetiba is the port of Sepetiba Terminal The port handles containers and general bulk cargo Its maximum draft is 22 5m 1 References edit Port of Sepetiba Terminal Port Directory Archived from the original on 2014 07 28 nbsp This Rio de Janeiro state Brazil location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sepetiba amp oldid 1066345995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
