Dezesseis de Novembro
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| 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... |
| Meso-region: | Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul (Noroeste Rio-Grandense) |
| Micro-Region: | Cerro Largo |
| Anniversary: | April 11, 1988 |
| Founded: | November 4, 1988 |
| Location Location (geography) The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity... : |
28.2123/28° 12' 46" S lat. 55.67/55° 4' 4" W long. |
| Postal code: | 97845-xxx |
Dezesseis de Novembro (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
meaning November 16) is a municipality
Municipality
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of the weswestern part of the state of 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...
. It is 535 kilometres (332.4 mi) west of the state capital of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, northeast of Alegrete
Alegrete
Alegrete is a town and a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is 102 m. Its estimated population in 2008 was 78,984 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km² . Its inhabitants are called Alegretenses.Alegrete was settled in 1816 and became a...
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It produces the most alfalfa
Alfalfa
Alfalfa is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in the US, Canada, Argentina, France, Australia, the Middle East, South Africa, and many other countries. It is known as lucerne in the UK, France, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, and known as...
crops in Brazil which earns the nickname the "Alfalfa Capital of Brazil".
Bounding municipalities
- Roque GonzalesRoque GonzalesRoque Gonzales can refer to:*Roque Gonzales, Brazil, a town and municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil*Roque González de Santa Cruz, a Jesuit missionary who established missions in Brazil...
- São Luiz GonzagaSão Luiz GonzagaSão Luiz Gonzaga is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located 503 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete....
- São NicolauSão Nicolau, Rio Grande do SulSão Nicolau is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its area is 485.3 km² and its population was 6,146 in 2003...
- PirapóPirapóPirapó is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The origin of the name comes from the Tupi language. It is located 563 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete....
External links
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/dezesseisnovembro/
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- Coordinates: 28°12′46"S 54°4′4"W
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