André da Rocha is a municipality in the state of

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. It is surrounded by the municipalities

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, and

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. It was split off from

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in 1988, and named in honor of

Desembargador Desembargador is a Portuguese title given to some appellate judges in Portugal, Brazil and other countries influenced by the Portuguese legal tradition. History Historically, the title ''desembargador'' was given to the judges of some of the hi ...

Manuel André da Rocha, the first judge of the comarca of Lagoa Vermelha, and active defender of the municipality, which became a Republican redoubt during the

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(1893). André da Rocha is the least populous city of Rio Grande do Sul, with only 1,343 inhabitants.

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