Santo Ângelo
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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...
state, Brazil
Brazil
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. City population is about 76,304 inhabitants (according to 2010 IBGE
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...
census) and the total area of the municipality is about 677 km². Neighboring city Giruá
Giruá
Giruá is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The last part of the origin of the name comes from the Tupi language...
sits to the north and to the south of Santo Ângelo is the city of Entre-Ijuís
Entre-Ijuís
Entre-Ijuís is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The last part of the origin of the name comes from the Tupi language...
both linked to the city by state road RS 344.
The local agri-economy produces and deals in soy, corn, wheat, swine, sheep and cattle. Tourism in the city is primarily associated with the city's Jesuit history and the Jesuit Reductions
Jesuit Reductions
A Jesuit Reduction was a type of settlement for indigenous people in Latin America created by the Jesuit Order during the 17th and 18th centuries. In general, the strategy of the Spanish Empire was to gather native populations into centers called Indian Reductions , in order to Christianize, tax,...
in nearby São Miguel das Missões
São Miguel das Missões
São Miguel das Missões is a Unesco World Heritage site located in the small town of São Miguel das Missões in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil. It is also known as São Miguel Arcanjo and by its Spanish language name San Miguel...
. The Angelopolitana Cathedral in downtown Santo Ângelo is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo is a diocese located in the city of Santo Ângelo in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.-History:* May 22, 1961: Established as Diocese of Santo Ângelo from the Diocese of Uruguaiana-Leadership:...
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The city is served by Sepé Tiaraju Airport
Santo Ângelo Airport
Sepé Tiaraju Airport is the airport serving Santo Ângelo, Brazil. It is named after Sepé Tiaraju , a Guaraní warrior who led the Guaraní forces in the Guaraní War in Misiones Orientales.It is operated by DAP.-Airlines and destinations:...
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History
Santo Ângelo was founded on August 12, 1706 by the Jesuit Diogo de Haze. The original name of Santo Ângelo was "Sant’Angel Custódio" and then "Santo Ângelo Custódio." The Reduction of Santo Ângelo was dedicated to the "Anjo Custódio das Missões", the guard and protector of the missionaries or Jesuits.The Angelopolitana Cathedral in Santo Ângelo, 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...
, was built in the 1920s on the same spot as the Santo Ângelo reduction built by Jesuits and the Guarani in the 18th century—the Cathedral is modeled after the ancient São Miguel das Missões
São Miguel das Missões
São Miguel das Missões is a Unesco World Heritage site located in the small town of São Miguel das Missões in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil. It is also known as São Miguel Arcanjo and by its Spanish language name San Miguel...
mission also known as São Miguel Arcanjo.
External links
- Santo Ângelo City Hall (in PortuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese 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...
) - Santo Ângelo detailed Street Map
- Integrated Regional University
- Cenecist Institute of High Education of Santo Ângelo
- SA Notícias - News from the city and region