Pedras Altas
Encyclopedia
Pedras Altas is a small Brazil
ian town in the southeastwern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
. It is bounded by a river where it is bordered with Uruguay
to the southwest, a part of the area are forested.
. The correspondency with was published under the Porto Alegre Almanac (Almanaque de Porto Alegre) in the end of the century. Joaquina de Assis Brasil, deposed the historian Antônio Dias Vargas on February 16, 1969 in which The railway workers in finding the local adequate in the building of rails, uncovered two enormous rocks with its length on the other, with an estimate height of five metres. Admirably with nature's work, ... it became known as Pedras Altas.
Assis Brasil founded the name of a railroad station. The starting of the settlement which proportioned under commander Manoel Faustino D'Ávila aided the ranch Vista Alegre, now São Manoel which in 1989 received land for its property founded by the western edge of one of its roads that connects the railroad station (now Rua Visconde de Mauá
) with ex-aggregates and friends.
These important facts which marked the municipal history, the founding of Granja Pedras Altas which the idealist Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil, the main figure in public men of Rio Grande do Sul
and the country, the Treaty of Peace of Pedras Altas its humanitary of politics, the Grupo Escolar Assis Brasil (Assis Brazil Scholar Group) founded in 1939, which brings in education, the opening of its hospital, the initiative of Lydia Assis Brasil, a guaranteed medical and people's attendance and its emancipation for its hope and a better future.
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...
ian town in the southeastwern 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...
. It is bounded by a river where it is bordered with Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
to the southwest, a part of the area are forested.
History
Pedras Altas was known by its name of a region, divided into existed rocks and with three kilometres of the locality. In the mid 19th century, the region was known with the Coxilha das Pedras Altas. The name which was in tied with the written maps of the family under the official "Farrapo", settled around the area with the forces of Bento GonçalvesBento Gonçalves
Bento Gonçalves may refer to:* Bento António Gonçalves, member of the Portuguese Communist Party* Bento Gonçalves da Silva, Tatter revolutionary leader* Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, a town located in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul...
. The correspondency with was published under the Porto Alegre Almanac (Almanaque de Porto Alegre) in the end of the century. Joaquina de Assis Brasil, deposed the historian Antônio Dias Vargas on February 16, 1969 in which The railway workers in finding the local adequate in the building of rails, uncovered two enormous rocks with its length on the other, with an estimate height of five metres. Admirably with nature's work, ... it became known as Pedras Altas.
Assis Brasil founded the name of a railroad station. The starting of the settlement which proportioned under commander Manoel Faustino D'Ávila aided the ranch Vista Alegre, now São Manoel which in 1989 received land for its property founded by the western edge of one of its roads that connects the railroad station (now Rua Visconde de Mauá
Visconde de Mauá
Visconde de Mauá is a district of the city of Resende, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Of ampler form, the name Visconde de Mauá is attributed to the set of villages of Mauá, Maringá and Maromba and its diverse valleys, as the Vale das Cruzes, Alcantilado, Pavão and Grama...
) with ex-aggregates and friends.
These important facts which marked the municipal history, the founding of Granja Pedras Altas which the idealist Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil, the main figure in public men 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...
and the country, the Treaty of Peace of Pedras Altas its humanitary of politics, the Grupo Escolar Assis Brasil (Assis Brazil Scholar Group) founded in 1939, which brings in education, the opening of its hospital, the initiative of Lydia Assis Brasil, a guaranteed medical and people's attendance and its emancipation for its hope and a better future.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/pedrasaltas/
- Map and Aerial photos:
- Coordinates: 31°43′58"S 53°35′3"W
- Street maps: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
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