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Arroio Grande

Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Field	Value
name	Arroio Grande
image_flag	BandeiraArroiogrande.jpg
image_shield	Arroio_Grande_(RS)_-_Brasao.png
image_map	Locator map of Arroio Grande in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
map_caption	Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
pushpin_map	Brazil
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Jorge Luis Cardoso
area_total_km2	2513.60
population_density_km2	auto
population_total	18,238
population_as_of	2020
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Rio Grande do Sul
subdivision_type2	Mesoregion
subdivision_name2	Sudeste Rio-Grandense
subdivision_type3	Microregion
subdivision_name3	Jaguarão
elevation_m	22
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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.

Geography

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.

Climate

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

Demographics

Graph of the population of the town in Portuguese

Economy

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

Product	Tons
Rice (in bags)	216,000
Soy	22,907
Wheat	2,700
Corn	2,400

Data: IBGE/2004

Transportation

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

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/arroio-grande/panorama IBGE 2020]
[http://cod.ibge.gov.br/223 Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]

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