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In 2019, Rio Grande do Sul produced a total of 4.5 billion liters of milk, making it the third largest producer in the country, with 13.0% of the country's total. [76] In sheep farming, in 2017 the South Region was the 2nd largest in the country, with 4.2 million heads. Rio Grande do Sul has 94% of the country's wool production. [77]
Alegrete (Portuguese: [a.leˈɡɾe.t͡ʃi] ⓘ) is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil.Its medium altitude is 102 m (335 ft). Its estimated population in 2020 was 73,028 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km 2 (3,013.129 sq mi) (the largest municipality of the State and of Southern Brazil).
Porto Alegre (UK: / ˌ p ɔːr t uː ə ˈ l ɛ ɡ r eɪ /, US: /-ɑː ˈ l eɪ ɡ r i, ˌ p ɔːr t oʊ ə ˈ l ɛ ɡ r ə /, [4] [5] Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpoʁtu aˈlɛɡɾi,-tw aˈ-] ⓘ; lit. ' Joyful Harbor ') is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
It also created a system of indirect elections for governor. The main theoretician of the regime was the Rio Grande do Sul general Golbery do Couto e Silva, who became head of the National Intelligence Service, although he was not a hardliner. Until 1968, the students remained the main force of opposition to the military, challenging them in ...
The city of Rio Grande was founded in 1737 by Brigadier General José da Silva Pais and his men to defend Portugal's territory. The Jesus Maria e José Fort was constructed, which was built on the site of the future city. The fort was transformed into a town when colonists from the Azores and Madeira arrived in the 1750s. In 1751, the growing ...
Santa Maria is the fifth largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, after Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Pelotas, and Canoas. Many of the city's inhabitants are of German and Italian ancestries. [8] It is the largest city in the central region of the state, concentrating 36.40% of this region's population.
Santa Cruz do Sul (pronunciation ⓘ) is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 131,000 inhabitants as of 2020 and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre .
Painting in Rio Grande do Sul, as an independent art, developed at the end of the 19th century. It originated in the port cities of Porto Alegre , Pelotas and Rio Grande . The first evidence of pictorial art in Rio Grande do Sul appeared as decoration for religious temples, public buildings and palaces.