São Luiz Gonzaga ( Portuguese for

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Aloysius de Gonzaga ( it, Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 156821 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epi ...

) is a

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

of the

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of Rio Grande do Sul,

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 population is 33,293 (2020 est.) in an area of 1295,68 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> It was founded in the 17th century as a Jesuit mission town. It is located 503 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 List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

, northeast of Alegrete.

Bounding municipalities

* Roque Gonzales * Rolador * Caibaté *

São Miguel das Missões São Miguel das Missões is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. Important 17th century Spanish Jesuit mission ruins are located in the municipality. San Miguel Mission is within Santo Ângelo Microregion, and the Riogrand ...

Bossoroca Bossoroca is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 6,205 (2020 est.) in an area of 1610.57 km². The name comes from the Guarani language, and may mean erosion. It is located 524 km w ...

Santo Antônio das Missões Santo Antônio das Missões ( Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony of the missions") is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 10,050 (2020 est.) in an area of 1710.87 km2. Distance from ...

* São Nicolau * Dezesseis de Novembro

References

External links

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