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    Rio Grande do Sul (UK: /ˌriːuː ˌɡrændi duː ˈsʊl/, US: /- ˌɡrɑːndi duː ˈsuːl/, Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒ(i) du ˈsuw] ; lit. "Great River of the South")...
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  • Rio do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John...
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  • Thumbnail for Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
    The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS) is a Brazilian public federal research university...
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    Caxias do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈʃi.ɐz du ˈsuw]) is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra...
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    The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods are severe floods caused by heavy rains and storms that have hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the adjacent...
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    The Paraíba do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu pɐɾɐˈibɐ du ˈsuw]), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows 1,137 km (706 mi)...
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    Rio Grande (lit. "Great River") is a municipality (município) and one of the oldest cities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was the state...
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    in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by...
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    Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS) is a private non-profit Catholic...
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    Santa Maria is a municipality (município) in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2020, its population was 283...
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    Santa Rosa is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters...
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  • Recreativa Caxias do Sul, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The team...
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    Encantado is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located 25 km northeast of Teutônia. It is also the location of the Christ...
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    the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities...
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    Lavras do Sul is a Brazilian municipality in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is in the Campanha Meridional micro-region and...
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    Santa Cruz do Sul (pronunciation) is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 131,000 inhabitants as of 2020 and sits about...
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    The history of Rio Grande do Sul begins with the arrival of Man in the region, around 12,000 years ago. Its most dramatic changes, however, occurred in...
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    Cinnamon in Portuguese, is a town located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both Canela and neighboring Gramado are important tourist...
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  • a municipality in the northwestern part of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies an area of 174.64 km2 (67.43 sq mi) at 28º09'0" south...
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    Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil, 940 injured, and caused $1.3 million in damage. Flooding also impacted several municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
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    Italian immigration in Rio Grande do Sul was a process in which Italians emigrated to the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, through both private...
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    Torres is a city on the coast of south Brazil in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city has a population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants, of which...
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    Ametista do Sul (Portuguese: [a.meˈt͡ʃis.tɐ du ˈsuw] , lit. 'southern amethyst') is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It borders...
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    The Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, IFRS), or in full: Federal Institute of Education, Science...
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    The governor of Rio Grande do Sul is the head of government of the state's executive branch, assisted by his secretaries, whom he freely chooses. Elected...
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    Bom Retiro do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul IBGE 2020 v t e...
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    Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The population is 38,265 (2020 est.) in an area of 2051 km². The elevation is...
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    Agudo (Portuguese: [aˈɡu.du] , lit. 'acute') is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Agudo is 83 meters above sea level...
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    Montenegro is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, it has 65,721 inhabitants. The town was established in 1847 to be...
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    The German colonization in Rio Grande do Sul was a large-scale and long-term project of the Brazilian government, motivated initially by the desire to...
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