Cachoeira do Sul () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

, southernmost

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. Its Marian Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/brazil/2666.htm GCatholic is the episcopal see of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Cachoëirensis Australis) is a suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in southern Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Concei� ...

. It is located at a

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of 30º02'21" S and a

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of 52º53'38" W, at an approximate elevation of 68 meters above sea level. Its population in 2020 was approximately 81,869 and its area is 3715.5 square kilometers.

Climate

Cachoeira do Sul has a

humid subtropical A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologic ...

and its annual average temperature is . In January, the warmest month, highs frequently surpass with the average low dropping to . In June, the coldest month, highs reach and lows usually go below , reaching up to , but snow is a rare occurrence. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year with a monthly average of .

Sports

There are two soccer teams in Cachoeira do Sul, Grêmio Esportivo São José and Cachoeira Futebol Clube they both play at the Joaquim Vidal Stadium.

Notable locals

* Alexandre Garcia, journalist *

Antônio Vicente da Fontoura Antônio Vicente da Fontoura (June 16, 1807 – October 20, 1860) was a Brazilian statesman. He was one of the main leaders of the Riograndense Republic during the Ragamuffin War (1835–45) and the chief-negotiator of the Peace Agreement with ...

, leaders of the

Riograndense Republic The Riograndense Republic, often called the Piratini Republic ( pt, República Rio-Grandense or ), was a ''de facto'' state that seceded from the Empire of Brazil and roughly coincided with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was procl ...

* Luisinho Netto, soccer player * Nelson Aerts, tennis player *

Roberto Linck Roberto Moreira Linck Junior (born 31 July 1988 in Cachoeira do Sul), nicknamed Betu, is a Brazilian-born American footballer and filmmaker. He is the owner of Linck Group and Miami Dade FC. Youth and college Linck grew up playing in the yout ...

, soccer player and owner of

Linck Group Linck Group Corporation is an American investment group that manages and invests in assets across multiple sectors, including films, sports, fashion, hospitality and technology. Linck Group runs American soccer club Miami Dade FC. Properties M ...

References

External links

* Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub