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Rio Grande do Sul

State

Rio Grande do Sul is a state in the southernmost part of Brazil, bordered by Santa Catarina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Uruguayan departments to the south, and Argentine provinces to the west. It is Brazil's fifth most populous state and ninth largest by area, divided into 497 municipalities, with Porto Alegre as its capital and largest city; the state has the country's highest life expectancy and a relatively low crime rate.

Facts
Population
11,233,263 1
Area (sq km)
281,707.149 1
Admission Year
1889 2
Connections

Adjacent To

Santa Catarina, States or Territories

Associated With

Brazil, Countries

Has Capital

Porto Alegre, Cities
Source GeoNames: Porto Alegre - GeoNames
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Location Of

Constitutionalist Revolution

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Source Constitutionalist Revolution (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
São Paulo and some parts of Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Site Of

E.R. Amantino

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Found There

Paraná Jê languages

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Source Paraná Jê languages (Wikipedia)Infobox: region
Quote, Infobox: region
Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, formerly Misiones, Alto Paraná, Canindeyú, Itapúa
Southern Jê languages

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Source Southern Jê languages (Wikipedia)Infobox: region
Quote, Infobox: region
Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, formerly Misiones
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss

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Magellanic Bogmoss

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Resurrection Fern

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Ribbed Bog-moss

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Silvermoss

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Sphagnum magellanicum

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Sphagnum Palustre

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Water Fern

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Water Sprite

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Sources
1. Rio Grande do Sul (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    281707.149
  • Infobox: population_total
    11,233,263
  • Part Of: Brazil, Lead paragraph
    of the South') is a state in the southern region of Brazil.
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2. Rio Grande do Sul (Wikipedia, Portuguese)
pt.wikipedia.org, Proclamação da República section
Quote, pt.wikipedia.org, Proclamação da República section
Em 15 de novembro de 1889, com a Proclamação da República, o Rio Grande do Sul se tornou um estado dentro de um Brasil republicano e federativo.
Wikidata: Rio Grande do Sul
Wikidata Q40030, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
GeoNames: Porto Alegre - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Porto Alegre, cities500 record 3452925, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 23)
Quote, Has Capital: Porto Alegre, cities500 record 3452925, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 23)
-30.03283 -51.23019 P PPLA BR 23 4314902 1488252 46 America/Sao_Paulo
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