Veranópolis is a

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in the

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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 ...

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. As of 2020, the estimated population was 26,533.IBGE 2020
/ref> Veranópolis, like most of its neighbouring towns, is known as one of the cities with highest standards of living in Brazil. The city is also known for being home to one of the largest gun exporters in Brazil, E.R. Amantino, which produces several hunting rifles marketed in the United States by Stoeger Industries, and some models of

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s for the

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and

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City Metropolitan Guard. The city also is a big name in energy production, with the biggest Brazilian non-governmental biodiesel plant, Oleoplan S.A with an authorized capacity of 1.050.000 liters per day (277 380.655 US gallons per day) and a power plant that supplies 130MV (Monte Claro Plant) of hydroelectricity, due to the large river (Rio das Antas) and the landscape of highlands. Veranópolis is also home of the Veranópolis Esporte Clube (VEC), a well known soccer team in the state's soccer league. The town also hosts a small sports airclub which serves as a local airport for the region.

Commerce and trade

Veranópolis, like its neighbouring towns, is known for wine production hosting several wineries. Industrial activity is also a major factor for the town, who hosts several sports goods industry such as Coopershoes (sports footgear), Dal Ponte (sports clothing) and E.R Amantino (sports guns). Also, outside the sports goods industry, there is Oleoplan S.A (biodiesel and soy products). The town also has some small tourism revenue due to the wineries, nearby waterparks and its prime location in the

Serra Gaúcha The Serra Gaúcha (''Gaucho Highlands'') is a cultural region comprising the mountainous areas in the northeastern portion of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. Most of its inhabitants are of German and Italian ancestry. Consequently, ...

. Some enterprises were created to explore this, such as the Mirante da Serra, the first rotative tower restaurant in Brazil and the highest building in the region.

Notable people

Cássio Ramos Cássio is a Brazilian masculine given name, and Cassio is an Italian surname. Cássio or Cassio may refer to: People Given name * Cássio Alessandro de Souza (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Cássio Alves de Barros (born 1970), Brazilian f ...

Football player *

José Lewgoy José Lewgoy (16 November 1920 – 10 February 2003) was a Brazilian actor. He is recognizable to many art-house cinema fans for his role as Don Aquilino in Werner Herzog's 1982 film '' Fitzcarraldo''. Biography He was born in Veranópoli ...

Brazilian Actor * Mansueto Bernardi Brazilian Writer * Maria do Rosário Brazilian Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil * Sofia Cavedon State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul * Júlio Posenato Brasilian architect and researcher * Hermes Zaneti Brazilian Politician

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

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