Passo do Sabão
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Passo do Sabão is a brazilian district
within the municipality of Viamão
, in Rio Grande do Sul
. It belongs to the group of five districts predominantely urban, with Espigão, Passo da Areia, Viamão and Viamópolis. Passo do Sabão is also a district
with a large population
, with about 41% of the inhabitants of the municipality.
was divided into districts by administrative act: Viamão, Estiva, Itapuã and Lombas. In the course of decades, and because of political changes, the nomenclature and number of districts have been modified. In December 1953, the district
in Passo do Sabão was created, which covered the western section of the municipality.
elevated the participation of secondary and tertiary sectors in the regional economy. This process provided a significant increase in the flow of migrant workers which left the inner cities to the capital in order to obtain better working conditions. The difficulty imposed by the city of Porto Alegre
in the marketing of lots conducted this population
to outlying regions and the neighboring municipalities, where the regulations were mild. Being situated on the banks of the road called the Mato Grosso, Passo do Sabão became attractive, and has received an increasing number of families.
. While retaining good in infrastructure and trade developed in some areas, the district
also suffers the lack of basic items such as sanitation
in several places.
is composed of the Santa Isabel and Santa Cecilia subdivisions, where commercial activity has developed by small businesses since 1950s. In 1980, the region became the second most developed area of the municipality. The location of the district and its large population attracted major companies in the services sector.
programs leads to population
to dump the debris of their houses in the open streets, which flow without treatment to the streams region
, thus polluting soil and environment. The neglect of the population is also degrading the streams that cross these blends. In Augusta Marina, Cantegril and Santa Cecília streams receive large amounts of garbage, which together with the geography of the region
, it's raining cause numerous disorders such as floods and floods.
of a former swamp, the blending part of watershed
the Feijó stream and is the meeting point of its five tributaries:
northeast of district
.
in Passo do Sabão, during the 1990s suffered losses in its political geography.
Jorge Chiden, signed a new decree, which was intended to reshape the political administrative division in the municipality. Then came the district
of Viamópolis in region
which then corresponded to the southeastern portion of the Passo do Sabão.
. With this, the Passo do Sabão lost an area, which previously belonged to the northern end of the district.
District
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within the municipality of Viamão
Viamão
Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state.The origin of the name Viamão is controversial...
, in 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 belongs to the group of five districts predominantely urban, with Espigão, Passo da Areia, Viamão and Viamópolis. Passo do Sabão is also a district
District
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with a large population
Population
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, with about 41% of the inhabitants of the municipality.
The origin of the district
In 1895, the municipality of ViamãoViamão
Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state.The origin of the name Viamão is controversial...
was divided into districts by administrative act: Viamão, Estiva, Itapuã and Lombas. In the course of decades, and because of political changes, the nomenclature and number of districts have been modified. In December 1953, the district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
in Passo do Sabão was created, which covered the western section of the municipality.
The district and the population
In the 1960s, industrial development in the municipality of Porto AlegrePorto 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...
elevated the participation of secondary and tertiary sectors in the regional economy. This process provided a significant increase in the flow of migrant workers which left the inner cities to the capital in order to obtain better working conditions. The difficulty imposed by the city 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...
in the marketing of lots conducted this population
Population
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to outlying regions and the neighboring municipalities, where the regulations were mild. Being situated on the banks of the road called the Mato Grosso, Passo do Sabão became attractive, and has received an increasing number of families.
Urban zone
The urban area of the Passo do Sabão covers most of the districtDistrict
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. While retaining good in infrastructure and trade developed in some areas, the district
District
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also suffers the lack of basic items such as sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...
in several places.
Commercial development
The region for further development in the districtDistrict
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is composed of the Santa Isabel and Santa Cecilia subdivisions, where commercial activity has developed by small businesses since 1950s. In 1980, the region became the second most developed area of the municipality. The location of the district and its large population attracted major companies in the services sector.
The Infrastructure in peripheral settlements
Passo do Sabão, on the other hand, lacks infrastructure in their peripheral regions. In Augusta Marina and Augusta Fiel settlements, most households are not connected to sewage networks. The lack of sanitationSanitation
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programs leads to population
Population
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to dump the debris of their houses in the open streets, which flow without treatment to the streams region
Region
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, thus polluting soil and environment. The neglect of the population is also degrading the streams that cross these blends. In Augusta Marina, Cantegril and Santa Cecília streams receive large amounts of garbage, which together with the geography of the region
Region
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, it's raining cause numerous disorders such as floods and floods.
The floodplainds
With a geography low and flat areas around the Teodoro Luis de Castro street in Augusta Meneguini village suffer from waterlogging and flooding. Owned by regionRegion
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of a former swamp, the blending part of watershed
Drainage basin
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the Feijó stream and is the meeting point of its five tributaries:
- Dornelinhos stream;
- Cantegril stream;
- Santa Cecilia stream;
- Seminario stream;
- Morro Santana stream.
Rural zone
The countryside of the Passo do Sabão covers a small area in the regionRegion
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northeast of district
District
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.
The political losses
The districtDistrict
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in Passo do Sabão, during the 1990s suffered losses in its political geography.
Viamópolis
In 1991, the then mayor of ViamãoViamão
Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state.The origin of the name Viamão is controversial...
Jorge Chiden, signed a new decree, which was intended to reshape the political administrative division in the municipality. Then came the district
District
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of Viamópolis in region
Region
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which then corresponded to the southeastern portion of the Passo do Sabão.
Parque Índio Jari
In December 1995, the state government issued the decree in order to annex part of Parque Índio Jari settlement to the city of Porto AlegrePorto 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...
. With this, the Passo do Sabão lost an area, which previously belonged to the northern end of the district.