Cacequi is a municipality in the state of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

, Brazil, 407 km from

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. As of 2020 its population was estimated at 12,423. The town is situated at an elevation of 103 m, with an area of 2,441 km², and is known as the ''capital of the watermelon''.

History

The town was emancipated on 23 December 1944. Its

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is Our Lady of Victory. Its name derives from the

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: Cacequi, (bean's water) from ''cumandá'', bean; ''í'', water. Other definition say the name of the city means: ''indigenous chief water'' or ''indigenous chief River''. The mayor of the city is Francisco Fonseca Franco.

References

External links

City Hall website
{{Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul 1944 establishments in Brazil