Charqueadas is a municipality in 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 located on the right side of the Jacuí River

Jacuí River

The Jacuí River is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean....

 in the southern-central part of the state, in the region Carbonífera, about 60 km from 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...

 and beblonging to the metropolitan area of the state capital. The area of the municipality is 214.80 km2 and a population of 33,808 (2006 estimate, IBGE), making it the largest municipality in area and population in the region. It borders to the south Arroio dos Ratos

Arroio dos Ratos

-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

, to the north Triunfo

Triunfo

Triunfo is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.It is also the richest municipality in Brazil, with a per capita income of R$122,750 .-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

, to the east Eldorado do Sul

Eldorado do Sul

Eldorado do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state's capital and largest city, opposite the capital on the right bank of Guaíba River. Population: 33,098 ....

 and to the west São Jerônimo

São Jerônimo

São Jerônimo é um município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Sul.São Jerônimo pertence à Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Situa-se a 29º57'33" de latitude sul e 51º43'20" de longitude oeste, a uma altitude de 29 metros....

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See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul