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Rio Grande do Sul (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -30.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 054 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -54.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally populated by Tupí-Guaraní and Guaycurú Amerindians and colonized by Portuguese in late 17th century; site of warefare between Spain and Portugal in 18th and 19th centuries; climate is mild except for heavy snow in winter; industrialized in 1930s. |
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| Rio Grande do Sul (preferred,C,V)
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| Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (C,V,O)
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| Rio Grande do Sul, Estado do (C,V)
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| BR23 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Estado de Río Grande del Sur (C,U,Spanish)
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| Río Grande del Sur (C,U,Spanish)
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Sul (region (geographic)) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Estado de Río Grande del Sur.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 3451133 |
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