São Luiz Gonzaga (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

for St. Aloysius Gonzaga) 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 ...

of the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

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 twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...

, northeast of Alegrete.

Bounding municipalities

* Roque Gonzales * Rolador * Caibaté * São Miguel das Missões *

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 we ...

* Santo Antônio das Missões * São Nicolau * Dezesseis de Novembro

References

External links

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