Giruá is a

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in the northern part of the

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of Rio Grande do Sul,

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. The population is 15,863 (2020 est.) in an area of 855.92 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> It is located 474 km west of the state capital of

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 ...

, northeast of Alegrete.

Bounding municipalities

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Três de Maio Três de Maio (''English: "Third of May"'') is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at . It has an area of 422,2 km2. It is located 343 m over sea level. As of 2020 its population was estimated to be 23, ...

Independência Independência (Portuguese meaning ''independence'') may refer to: Places in Brazil * Independência, Ceará, a municipality in the state of Ceará * Independência, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul *Independênci ...

Catuípe Catuípe is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 8,701 (2020 est.) in an area of 583.26 km². Its nickname is ''Land of Spring Water'' for the springs located around the municipality. It i ...

Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo is a municipality located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It has about 77,568 inhabitants (according to 2020 IBGE estimate) and the total area of the municipality is about 679 km². It borders Giruá to the no ...

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* Senador Salgado Filho

Economy

Because of its rich

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soil, agriculture is important in Giruá, notably

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production. Its nickname is the Capital of Productivity. Other important crops are

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wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

, sunflower and

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History

The area of Giruá was first inhabited by the

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, and in the 17th century

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arrived. The name Giruá comes from ''jerivá'', an indigenous word for the fruit of the ''

butia ''Butia'' is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to the South American countries of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Many species produce edible fruits, which are sometimes used to make alcoholic beverages and other foods. ...

'' palm.

References

External links

*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/girua/ Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub