• Source: Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul

Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta. Was founded on August 18, 1821.
It is the birthplace writer Érico Veríssimo, of journalist and politician Júlio Prates de Castilhos, and of model and television presenter Luize Altenhofen.
The municipality is known to have given rise to many other municipalities as Ijuí, Santa Maria, Passo Fundo, Santo Angelo and their initial territory led to more other, became known by the northwestern mother.
The municipality belongs to the Northwest Mesoregion Riograndense and Microregion Cruz Alta. It is located at latitude 28 º 38 '19 "south and longitude 53 º 36' 23" west, with an average elevation of 452 meters above sea level. Access to the city is by BR-158, in the north-south axis, the BR-377 to the east, and also by the RS-342 on the west.
The location of the city is logistically important, being considered as a major trunk road and rail in the north central part of the state, with the presence of a dry port in the northeast of the city.




Climate


Cruz Alta experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers, mild winters, and ample rainfall throughout the year.




References






See also


List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Keuskupan Santa Cruz do Sul
• Keuskupan Rio do Sul
• Keuskupan Caxias do Sul
• Keuskupan Cruz Alta
• Daftar kota praja di Rio Grande do Sul
• Keuskupan Cruzeiro do Sul
• Keuskupan Cachoeira do Sul
• Keuskupan Rio Grande (Katolik)
• Keuskupan Agung São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
• Keuskupan São José do Rio Preto
• Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
• Vera Cruz, Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
• Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Cruz do Sul
• Caxias do Sul
• Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul
• Braga, Rio Grande do Sul