Esteio

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City of Esteio
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil
Coordinates: 29°51′39″S51°10′44″W / 29.86083°S 51.17889°W / -29.86083; -51.17889
Country Brazil
Region Sul
State Rio Grande do Sul
FoundedDecember 15, 1954
Government
   Mayor Leonardo Duarte Pascoal (PP)
Area
  Total
27.543 km2 (10.634 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1] )
  Total
83,279
  Density2,928.84/km2 (7,585.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.842 – high [2]
Website esteio.rs.gov.br

Esteio is a municipality situated in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the state capital. About 9.3 miles from Porto Alegre, and neighboring Canoas and Sapucaia do Sul, it has about 83,000 inhabitants.

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Esteio is known for being the city where the Expointer takes place. Expointer is one of the most important agriculture/farming fairs of South America.

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References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.