Alpestre is the northernmost municipality in the 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 ...
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Brazil. The city lies near the
Uruguay River, at its northernmost point. A landmark called Ponto Extremo Norte (''Extreme North Point'') marks the northernmost point of the state.
References
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
Populated places established in 1963
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