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BR-453 functions as a shortcut to the beaches of Rio Grande do Sul shaving off 100 km (62 mi) from the old route. [2] Before the construction of BR-453, all transit going from the Gaucho Range to the coast had to drive through the capital city of Porto Alegre and go along BR-290 (referred to as "Freeway" in Portuguese).
Black God, White Devil (Portuguese: Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol; literally, "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun") is a 1964 Brazilian Western adventure film directed and written by Glauber Rocha, and starring Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magalhães, and Geraldo Del Rey.
Cruzeiro do Sul receives 2,167.4 millimetres (85.33 in) on average annually and has a wet season that generally falls between October and April and a drier season from June to September. March, receiving 292.6 millimetres (11.52 in) of rainfall on average, is the wettest month, while July is the driest month, receiving only 59.1 millimetres (2. ...
The first plans for the metro were drawn up in 1995 and revised over the years until construction began in 2002. The company that won the tender for construction and operation was Sociedade Concessionária MTS – Metro, Transportes do Sul, SA, which is controlled by Barraqueiro Group, a Portuguese transport conglomerate that also operates the Fertagus commuter rail network, and Arriva, a ...
The South Is My Country (Portuguese: O Sul é o Meu País) is a separatist movement that seeks the independence of Brazil's South Region, formed by the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina. [1] The group claims the region is under-represented by Brasília. [2] [3]
Sin Parar or Sem Parar (Non Stop in English) is a line of candy bars and ice cream made by Nestlé. They are available in Peru , Mexico and Brazil ( Sem Parar ). They are targeted towards teenagers.
Entire cities in the Taquari River valley, such as Lajeado, Estrela, [8] Muçum, Cruzeiro do Sul, and Arroio do Meio, [28] were made temporarily inaccessible by the effects of the floods. [8] [28] The banks of the local river in Gravataí were also considered to be at the edge of collapsing, as four of the city's treatment plants had to be ...
29 October 2009: a Brazilian Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan registration FAB-2725 en route from Cruzeiro do Sul to Tabatinga made an emergency landing on a river due engine failure. Of the 11 occupants, 1 passenger and 1 crew member died. [7]