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Arroio Grande (Portuguese meaning the big stream) is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 18,238 (2020 est.) in an area of 2513.60 km². Its second industry is agriculture which was primary until the 1970s, it currently has more urban population (80%) than rural (20%). Much of the area is made up of plains.




History


The settlement was founded in 1803, around eighteen years before independence by Manuel Jerônimo de Sousa, who was Baron of Mauá's grandfather. In the right bank, the Ferreira family halted the construction, on the right bank, the sons of Manuel de Sousa Gusmão constructed secretly a ranch.
Under law 54 of May 26, 1846, it was lifted to a parish as Nossa Senhora da Graça de Arroio Grande. Under law 596 on January 2, 1867, the municipality of Jaguarão was divided into five districts, one of which was Arroio Grande.
Under the provincial law 843 on March 24, 1873, it became a town with a same name. Under law 590 on November 5, 1890, it became a city with the name Federação, but on July 6, 1891, under law 522, it was renamed to Arroio Grande.
In 1959, the municipality lost part of its area which became the new municipality of Pedro Osório.




Districts


Arroio Grande
Mauá
Pedreiras
Santa Izabel do Sul




Bounding municipalities


Capão do Leão
Herval
Jaguarão
Pedro Osório
Rio Grande




Streams


Arroio Grande
Arroio Chasqueiro
Arroio Bretanhas
Arroio Parapó
All streams empty into Lagoa Mirim.




Demographics






Climate


Arroio Grande has one of the coolest climate in Brazil, its climate is subtropical, its medium annual temperature is 17.5 °C.




Economy


Its main agricultural products are rice, soy, wheat, corn and a few more, cattle includes bovines and ovine.

Data: IBGE/2004




= Transportation

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Arroio Grande is connected with the national road BR-116, one of the main roads of Mercosul, and additionally the state roads RS-602 and RS-473.




Education


Escola Estadual Ministro Francisco Brochado da Rocha
Escola Estadual Cândida Silveira Haubman
Escola Estadual 20 de Setembro
Instituto de Educação Aimone Soares Carriconde
Escola Municipal de Ensino Fundamental Presidente João Goulart




See also


Irineu Evangelista de Souza (Baron of Mauá).
Gumercindo Saraiva
Uladislau Herculano de Freitas




References






External links


Official website of the prefecture
Terra de Mauá Portal
https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210757/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/arroiogrande/ (in Portuguese)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota praja di Rio Grande do Sul
• Bahasa Jerman Rendah Timur
• Keuskupan Agung Porto Alegre
• Daftar kota praja di Santa Catarina
• Arroio Grande
• Arroio Grande (disambiguation)
• Das Pombas River
• Arroio Grande, Santa Maria
• Grande
• Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, Viscount of Mauá
• Administrative divisions of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
• Arroio Dilúvio
• Gumercindo Saraiva
• Arroio Grande, district of Santa Maria