Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian state. It is in Southern Brazil. It has common borders with Uruguay to the south, and Argentina to the west. It has a very high standard of living. Its capital city is Porto Alegre. About 10 million people live in the state. The surface area of Rio Grande do Sul is about 282,000 square kilometres.

State
Flag of Flag Coat of arms of Coat of arms
Anthem: Hino Rio-Grandense
Location of State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil Location of State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
Coordinates: 30°S 53°W
Country	Brazil
Capital and largest city	Porto Alegre
Government
• Governor	José Ivo Sartori
• Vice Governor	José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli
Area
• Total	281,748 km2 (108,784 sq mi)
• Rank	9th
Population  (2012)
• Total	10,770,603
• Rank	5th
• Density	38.22779/km2 (99.00952/sq mi)
• Rank	13th
GDP
• Year	2008 estimate
• Total	R$ 199,499,000,000 (4th)
• Per capita	R$ 18.378,17 (6th)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.832 – high (4th)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code	90000-000 to 99990-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-RS
Website	rs.gov.br

Rio Grande Do Sul Media

• Monte Negro.jpg

  Pico do Monte Negro is the highest mountain in the state.

• Map Rio Grande do Sul municipality borders.svg

  Map with municipal boundaries

• Araucárias nos Campos de Cima da Serra.jpg

  Araucaria in the Mountains region of Rio Grande do Sul

• Dois veados campeiros nos Campos de Cima da Serra, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

• Parque Estadual do Turvo Anderson Cristiano Hendgen (15).jpg

  Yacumã Falls in the Turvo State Park are the second widest in the world.

• Canion Fortaleza dia.jpg

  Canyon Fortaleza at the Aparados da Serra National Park.

• Snow in Vacaria, 2020.

• Ruínas 1.jpg

  The historic town of São Miguel das Missões

• MuseuJulio11.jpg

  • Farroupilha Revolution
• Lucílio de Albuquerque - Expedição à Laguna (detalhe), 1916.jpg

  Giuseppe Garibaldi leading the Riograndense navy to Laguna. Painting by Lucílio de Albuquerque, 1916.

• Male, Southern Brazilian (from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul).ogg

  Native Portuguese speaker from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul reading the above paragraph.