Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta is a diocese located in the city of Cruz Alta in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Cruz Alta ** Bishop Frederico Heimler, S.D.B...

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It is the birthplace of the writer Érico Veríssimo

Erico Verissimo

Erico Verissimo was an important Brazilian writer, born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. His father, Sebastião Veríssimo da Fonseca, heir of a rich family in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, met financial ruin during his son's youth...

and of Júlio Prates de Castilhos

Júlio Prates de Castilhos

Júlio Prates de Castilhos was a Brazilian journalist and politician.He was twice the govenor of Rio Grande do Sul and was the principal author of the State Constitution of 1891 and a model for many future politicians of the region. He disseminated positivist ideas in Brazil.The town of Júlio de...

, a journalist and politician.

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