Eugênio de Castro
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Eugénio de Castro
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Eugênio de Castro is a municipality
of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
, Brazil
. It is located 435 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre
, northeast of Alegrete
.
Eugénio de Castro
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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: | Westcentral Rio Grande do Sul (Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense) Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense The Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense is one of the seven meso-regions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It consists of the union of 31 municipalities, grouped in three microregions.-Microrregions:* Restinga Seca* Santa Maria* Santiago... |
| Micro-Region: | Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo (micro-region) The Santo Ângelo micro-region is a micro-region in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil... |
| Anniversary: | April 29, 1988 |
| Founded: | April 29, 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... : |
28.524/28° 31' 30" S lat. 54.032/54° 8' 56" W long. |
| Postal code: | 98870-xxx |
| Name of inhabitants: | eugênio-castrense |
| Distance from the capital: | 438 km |
| Website: | www.eugeniodecastro.rs.gov.br |
Eugênio de Castro is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of the western 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 located 435 km 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...
.
Bounding municipalities
- Entre-IjuísEntre-IjuísEntre-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...
- Coronel BarrosCoronel Barros-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
- Augusto PestanaAugusto PestanaAugusto Pestana is a Brazilian city in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at latitude 28º31'01" South and longitude 53º59'32" West. It is located 411 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete and east of Argentina....
- JóiaJóia-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
- São Miguel das MissõesSão Miguel das MissõesSão 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...
External links
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/eugeniodecastro/
- Map and Aerial photos:
- Coordinates: 28°21′30"S 54°8′56"W
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- Satellite images and Aerial photos: Google