Arroio Grande ("big rivulet") is a
district
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of the
municipality
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of
Santa Maria, in the
Brazil
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ian
state
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of
Rio Grande do Sul
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. It is situated in the north portion of
Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 18 km (11,18 miles) from
Downtown Santa Maria. The district is known as the portal to a wave of
Italian immigration in the late 1870s.
The district of Arroio Grande owns an area of 130.71 km² that is equivalent to 7.30% of the
municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791.65 km².
History
The district was created in 1988 by municipal
law
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3099/88 of 1988.
City Council of Santa Maria. Municipal law number 3099/88 of 1988 December 12.
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Limits
The district limits with the district
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s of Palma and Sede
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* Gérard de Sède
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* Sede, district of Santa Maria
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, and with the municipalities
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of Silveira Martins, Júlio de Castilhos
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and Itaára.
Neighbourhoods
The district of Arroio Grande is divided in the following bairro
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s, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhood
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s:
* Arroio Grande
Arroio Grande (Portuguese meaning the big stream) is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 18,238 (2020 est.) in an area of 2513.60 km². Its second industry is agriculture which wa ...
;
Roads and railway
* The América Latina Logística
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railway crosses by the south of the district, in the district of Sede and by a small part of the boundary of the two districts.
* Highway
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s in the district:
** RSC-287: In the south perimeter of the district.
** RS-511: Also known by "Estrada Municipal Norberto José Kipper" and is the main highway
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in the district.
See also
* District of Arroio Grande, in Portuguese Wikipedia
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.
References
External links
Site oficial da Prefeitura de Santa Maria
{{Subdivisions of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
Districts of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul