Valença is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was estimated at 76,869 in 2020 and its area is 1,305 square kilometres. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.
Valença has five districts: Conservatória, Barão de Juparanã, Parapeúna, Santa Isabel do Rio Preto and Pentagna.
Today its economy is geared especially for agriculture and the existing university center in the municipal headquarters.
The municipality contains part of the 5,952 hectares Serra da Concórdia State Park, created in 2002.