Jaguarão () 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 southern Brazilian 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 ...

located on the shores of the

Jaguarão River The Jaguarão or Yaguarón River ( pt, Rio Jaguarão, es, Río Yaguarón) is a Brazilian and Uruguayan river. It forms the border between Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul state in southernmost Brazil. The river originates in Serras de Sudeste (South ...

, bordering

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. It lies a short distance inland from the Mirim Lagoon.

Geographical and historical proximity to Uruguay

In 1865 it was the site of the Battle of Jaguarão, fought against Uruguayan forces. Located in the extreme south of Brazil and the border with

, the Baron of Mauá International Bridge links it with Río Branco.

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