plastics, furniture, textiles and clothing. Companies in several segments have been installed in Duque de Caxias, such as O Globo journal and Carrefour, taking advantage of the privileged position of the city, near major highways Brazil: Red Line, Yellow Line, President Dutra Highway, Rodovia Washington Luiz Avenue and Brazil, in addition to the proximity of the Tom Jobim International Airport and the distance of only 17 km from downtown Rio, bringing its products to major consumer centers easily: São Paulo, Minas Gerais and southern Brazil. The largest industrial park in Rio de Janeiro is the city, and companies registered as Texaco, Shell, Esso, Ipiranga, White Martins, IBF, Transport Carvalhaes, Sadia, Ciferal, among others. The segment is more concentrated in the sectors of chemical and petrochemical, stimulated by the presence of REDUC, the second largest in the country. In the register of industrial FIRJAN, Duque de Caxias occupies the second position in number of employees in Rio de Janeiro and third in number of establishments, behind only the capital and Petrópolis. In the center of town there is intense popular trade, the majority concentrated in the streets of José Alvarenga and Nilo Peçanha. Transport There are 16 public transport companies which serve the municipality, and 11 municipal bus companies, a branch and three intercity rail. The city also have 2 federal highways and is provided with 4 more state roads. Duque de Caxias is also served by a railway branch. Departing from the Central Station of Brazil, the Saracuruna branch cuts off the municipality and integrates with the branch of Vila Inhomirim, thus reaching Magé. In all, there are eleven railway stations in Duque de Caxias: Duque de Caxias, Corte 8, Gramacho, Campos Elíseos, Jardim Primavera, Saracuruna, Parada Morabi, Imbariê, Manoel Belo and Parada Angelica. Main road access President Kennedy Avenue Rio-Teresópolis Red Line BR-040 Education According to Foundation Center for Science and Higher Education, Distance from the state of Rio de Janeiro, the Fundação CECIERJ / Consortium CEDERJ, Duque de Caxias city has 100 schools, 2 schools, federal, 102 state schools and 128 private schools. As the literacy rate of people living in the city with 10 years of age or older around 92.40% of the population. Some higher education institutions operating in the city: The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with a campus in Xerém, offers graduate programs in nanotechnology, metrology, bioinformatics, forensic science and biotechnology from the