Estrela Velha | |
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Coordinates: 29°10′37″S53°9′32″W / 29.17694°S 53.15889°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Population (2020 [1] ) | |
• Total | 3,650 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Estrela Velha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was raised to municipality status in 1995, the area being taken out of the municipality of Arroio do Tigre. [2]
The municipality is partly flooded by the reservoir of the Dona Francisca Hydroelectric Plant on the upper Jacuí River. [3]
Estrela, Portuguese for "star", may refer to:
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