Ijuí () is a Brazilian

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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 s ...

, situated from the state capital,

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...

. In 2020 its population was 83,764, making it the third most populous city of the Missões region, behind

Passo Fundo Passo Fundo is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the tenth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants ...

and

Erechim Erechim () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. Recognized as a subregional hub in the country, it serves as the central cit ...

Demographics

The town is known as "The Land of Diversified Cultures", and since 2021https://www.gov.br/secretariageral/pt-br/noticias/2021/dezembro/presidente-sanciona-projeto-de-lei-que-confere-titulo-de-capital-nacional-das-etnias-a-cidade-de-ijui-no-estado-do-rio-grande-do-sul was recognized as the "Ethnic National Capital" due to the various nationalities of its founding immigrants, notably from

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, and others. The city hosts biannually the folk fest Expofest Ijuí typically in October. Ijuí has a variable daily population of approximately 100,000 people, being an important regional centre.

Infrastructure

Ijuí is a

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with major health services, containing one of the best hospitals away from the state capital, the Ijuí Charity Hospital (). The city is served by João Batista Bos Filho Airport.

Sport

EC São Luiz is the local professional

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team.

Notable people

* Dunga - Former coach of the

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and former player *

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- Death Metal band * Felipe Mattioni Rohde - Football player of Espanyol * Paulo César Baier - Football player * Alexandre Hocevar - tennis player * Marcos Hocevar - tennis player * Andressa Urach - Model and Television Personality

References

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

Demographics

Infrastructure

Sport

Notable people

See also

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