Rio Grande do Sul
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Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul (literally “Great River of the South”). Rio Grande (“Great River”) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos lagoon, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.
Proper noun
Rio Grande do Sul
- A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre
Translations
state in southern Brazil
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See also
| States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins |
| Federal District: Federal District |
Further reading
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Rio Grande do Sul on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “Great River of the South”. Rio Grande (“Great River”) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre
- Synonyms: (abbreviation) RS, Rio Grande
Related terms
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)