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Encyclopedia > Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande
Panoramic view of Rio Grande
Panoramic view of Rio Grande
Official flag of Rio Grande
Flag
Nickname: "'Noiva do Mar'"
Location of Rio Grande
Location of Rio Grande
Coordinates: 32°02′06″S, 52°05′55″W
Country Brazil
Region Sul
State Rio Grande do Sul
Founded 1737
City status 1835
Mayor Janir Branco (PMDB)
Area  
 - City 2,813.907 km²
Elevation 1 m
Population  
 - City (2006 est.) 196,982
 - Density 70.0/km²
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC)

Rio Grande is a city (and former state capital) in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Brazil is currently divided in five regions, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE). ... The South Region is highlighted in yellow. ... Brazil is divided into 26 estados (states, singular: estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Brazilian Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population   - Total   - Density 10. ... The Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (Portuguese: Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, PMDB) is a centrist, more or less liberal, party in Brazil. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... ... Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population   - Total   - Density 10. ...


Location: 32° 02' 06" S 52° 05' 56" W


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Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil - LoveToKnow 1911 (787 words)
'RIO GRANDE DO SUL, or SAO Pedro Do Rio Grande Do Sul (sometimes SAO Pedro and commonly Rio Grande), a city and port of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on the western side of the Rio Grande (as the outlet of the Lagoa dos Patos is called), about 6 m.
Rio Grande is the coast terminus of the Rio Grande to Bage railway, which now forms part of the railway system of the state leased to the Belgian Compagnie Auxiliare de Chemin de Fer au Bresil.
Rio Grande was founded in 1737 by Jose da Silva Paes, who built a fort on the river near the site of the present city and called it Estreito.
RIO GRANDE DO SUL (2356 words)
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil and is about the size (and shape) of Poland.
Rio Grande is the southernmost large city in Brazil and is the seaport for Rio Grande do Sul state.
Rio Grande had one of the largest tram systems in Brazil not to be taken over by either the Canadians or the American corporation, Electric Bond and Share.
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