Lajeado
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Lajeado is an important city in 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...

's Taquari Valley, with about 80 thousand inhabitants. Some of the largest distributors of food and fuel of the 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...

) are found in Lajeado.

Founded in 1891, the city is mostly urban, with little expression in the rural area, its current mayor is the Mrs. Carmen Regina Cardoso.

Lajeado belonged to municipality of Estrela
Estrela
Estrela, the Portuguese word for star, may refer to:*Serra da Estrela, a mountain range in Portugal**Estrela Mountain Dog, a breed of working dog native to the range*Estrela, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality in Brazil...

until its emancipation, was colonized by German and Italian people, and has on its part, the blacks, descendants of slaves.

The city has a university: Univates.
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