Rio Grande do Sul is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo, Rivera and Artigas to the south and southwest, and the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate is relatively low compared to the Brazilian national average. Despite the high standard of living, unemployment is still high in the state, as of 2017. The state has 5.4% of the Brazilian population and it is responsible for 6.6% of the Brazilian GDP.
São Borja is a city 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 the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.
Talian is a dialect of the Venetian language, spoken primarily in the Serra Gaúcha region in the northeast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It is also spoken in other parts of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as in parts of Espirito Santo and of Santa Catarina.
Alegria, Rio Grande do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Alto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 1,613.
Cerro Grande do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Encruzilhada do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Ibirubá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 20,413.
Lagoa dos Três Cantos is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 1,607.
Mariana Pimentel is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located approximately 75 km from the state's capital, Porto Alegre.
Picada Café or Kaffeeschneiss in the local German dialect is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located around 80 kilometers from the state capital of Porto Alegre.
Selbach is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 5,107.
São José do Inhacorá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Originally, this little city was a district of Três de Maio and obtained its emancipation in 1992.
Trindade do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
RBS TV is a Southern Brazilian television network owned by Grupo RBS, and one of the oldest Rede Globo affiliates. The acronym originally stood for Rede Brasil Sul de Televisão, but currently the network never uses its full name on-air.
The Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, or in full: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul is an institution that offers high and professional educations by having a pluricurricular form. It is an multicampi institution, especialized in offering professional and technological education in different areas of knowledge.
Panphalea is a genus of South American plants in the Mutisieae tribe within the daisy family.
Vila Maria is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the Southern Region of Brazil.
Pinto Bandeira is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population was 3,036 (2020) and its area is 105 km2.
The Rio Grande do Sul State University is a Brazilian public university. It was founded in 2001 in the city of Porto Alegre and its campuses are distributed across several cities in the Rio Grande do Sul state.
