Agudo (, ) is a

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, the southernmost state of

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Geography

Agudo is 83 meters above sea level. The total area is 553,1 km² and the population was estimated at 16,041 in 2022. The municipality contains part of the Quarta Colônia State Park, created in 2005. The municipality contains part of the hydroelectric

Dona Francisca Dam The Dona Francisca Hydroelectric Plant () is a hydroelectric plant on the Jacuí River in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, completed in 2001. It delivers 80 MW guaranteed power. History The Dona Francisca Dam impounds the upper Jacuí Ri ...

on the upper

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History

Indian Soldiers from the Coritiba Province Escorting Native Prisoners

Archeological evidence indicates that this area was settled by humankind as far back as 8,000 years ago. The first Europeans to come into the area were Jesuit priests who in the 16th century began establishing the so-called ''Reductions'' or '' Missions'' as they also were named in the wider region (i.e.

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and

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). At a later date with the expulsion of the

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order by both the

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and Portuguese crowns from

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left the area inactive as far as European activities were concerned. The local indigenous population suffered attacks by Paulistas from the north who, amongst other things, made it their business to capture Indians to be put up for sale in the

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markets of

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, etc. In 1857, a new wave of

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

started to affect the region, this time attracting Germanic settlers and subsequently peoples of other European origins. The

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is still spoken by some residents of the Municipality of Agudo and in areas around it. In 2001, a

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of a

dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

was found in Agudos and after the analysis of its skeleton, it was reported to be a new species of

ornithischian Ornithischia () is an extinct clade of mainly herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by a pelvic structure superficially similar to that of birds. The name ''Ornithischia'', or "bird-hipped", reflects this similarity and is derived from the Greek st ...

dinosaur, named sacisaur (''Sacisaurus agudoensis'') after the evidence that the skeleton missed the bones of one of its leg.

References

External links

The Municipality of Agudo
Official website, accessed on April 25, 2006.

Genealogical research

2009-10-24). Site in English and Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.

Site in English and in Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.

Site in Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
The Beskow Family in Santo Ângelo, in the Municipality of AgudoArchived
2009-10-24). Site in English and Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006. Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub

Geography

History

See also

References

External links

Genealogical research