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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 Brazilian national average.
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. It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguai river.
São Sebastião do Caí is a city near Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. The principal university is the University of Caxias do Sul, often abbreviated as UCS. Through the middle of the city runs the river Caí, whose source is in the mountains of São Francisco de Paula, and which empties into Guaíba Lake. The city was founded on May 1, 1875. Like many towns in the state which were settled by German-speaking Europeans in the 19th century, the German language is still present in daily family and community life, if not as much in the public sphere since World War II.
Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state.
The Jacuí River is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
Bom Princípio is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is known in alla Brazil as Strawberry Land.
Eldorado do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state's capital and largest city, opposite the capital on the right bank of Guaíba River. Population: 37,366.
Mariano Moro is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Muçum is a little town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Nova Palma is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
São Jerônimo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The Caí River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Jacuí River, just above the junction with the Guaíba.
The Jaguari River is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Canastra River, and therefore indirectly of the Caí River.
The Maratá River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Caí River.
Banhados do Delta do Jacuí Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the Jacuí River delta in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Jaguari is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The Caracol River Portuguese: Arroio Caracol is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Caí River.
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- ↑ Vocabulário geográfico do estado do Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). 1950. p. 330.
Forromeco—Rio, ... desaguar no rio Caí, pela margem direita. (M. de Farroupilha)
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