Barão is a municipality in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil
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. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
.
The municipality is bordered by
Carlos Barbosa
Carlos Barbosa is a town in the wine country in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It is situated at 29º17'51" South and 51º30'13" West, at an altitude of 676 meters. Its population was estimated in 2020 to be 30,241 inhabitants. It has an area o ...
(north),
São Vendelino (east),
Bom Princípio (southeast),
Tupandi
Tupandi is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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(southeast),
São Pedro da Serra
São Pedro da Serra is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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(south),
Salvador do Sul
Salvador do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazi ...
(southwest),
Poço das Antas
Poço das Antas is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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(southwest), and
Boa Vista do Sul
Boa Vista do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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(northwest).
The residents are primarily of
German Brazilian
German Brazilians (German: ''Deutschbrasilianer'', Hunsrik: ''Deitschbrasiliooner'', pt, teuto-brasileiros) refers to Brazilians of full or partial German ancestry. German Brazilians live mostly in the country's South Region, with a smaller bu ...
descent.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregion ...
References
External links
www.cnm.org.brmunicipal history
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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