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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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    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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    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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  • Below is a list of governors of Rio Grande do Sul, a federative unit of Brazil. This article includes all those who have governed the territory now called...
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    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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    politician and governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. During the state's 2018 election, he won with 53.62% of the vote. Leite was elected governor at 33 years...
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    The Military Police Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul) (BMRS) like other military police in Brazil is a reserve...
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  • Rio Branco (literally White River in English) is a neighbourhood (bairro) of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil...
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    an extratropical cyclone resulted in the deaths of at least 47 people in Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil, 940 injured, and caused $1.3 million in damage...
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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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  • 2022 Rio Grande do Sul state election took place in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a Governor, Vice Governor, one...
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    Rio Grande do Sul refers to the movement constituted by scientists and laymen in defense of the environment of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul...
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    São Leopoldo (category Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul)
    Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km2 (around 80 km2 urban area) at circa 30 km...
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    is a municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created in 1875, it is one of the centers of the Italian immigration in Brazil. It...
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    present state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was proclaimed on 11 September 1836 by general Antônio de Sousa Neto as a direct consequence of the victory obtained...
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    overtly against Bolsonaro. João Doria, governor of São Paulo, and Eduardo Leite, governor of Rio Grande do Sul, ordered social distancing and lockdown...
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    Alliance on 28–29 October of that year. The civilians, continuing the 1923 Revolution, wanted to remove the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Borges de Medeiros...
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    in Rio Grande do Sul was a large-scale and long-term project of the Brazilian government, motivated initially by the desire to populate the south of Brazil...
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    Legality Campaign (category Political history of Brazil)
    president Goulart. It was led by the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, allied with the commander of the 3rd Army, general José Machado Lopes [pt]...
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    Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In 2020, its population was 121,335 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It is the seventeenth largest...
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    of the Workers' Party (PT), a left-wing party he helped found in 1980. For his running mate, Lula chose Senator José Paulo Bisol of Rio Grande do Sul...
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    Piratini Palace (category National heritage sites of Rio Grande do Sul)
    (Portuguese: Palácio Piratini) is the current seat of the Executive Branch of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at Marechal Deodoro Square...
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  • Rio Grande Heritage Tourism Project Rio Grande Research Center Sul Ross State University Alumni Association Theatre of the Big Bend Jim V. Richerson Invertebrate...
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    during Rio Grande do Sul's 1923 civil war. He entered national politics as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. Afterward, Vargas served as Minister of Finance...
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    Alceu Collares (category Governors of Rio Grande do Sul)
    and lawyer. He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state (1991–95), and was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies and Mayor of Porto Alegre (1986–89)...
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    Leonel Brizola (category Governors of Rio Grande do Sul)
    served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre. In 1958 he was elected governor and subsequently played a major...
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    Olívio Dutra (category Governors of Rio Grande do Sul)
    ˈdutɾɐ]; born 10 June 1941 in Bossoroca, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian politician. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party. Dutra graduated in...
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    Yeda Crusius (category Governors of Rio Grande do Sul)
    and was governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul from January 1, 2007, until December 31, 2010. She was the first female governor of the state...
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    Luciana Genro (category Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Sul)
    Krebs Genro (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, January 17, 1971) is a Brazilian politician, state deputy and one of the founders of the Socialism and Freedom...
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    state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 5,325. It is located at a latitude of 28º49'12" south and a longitude of 51º16'45"...
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