Arroio do Só ("rivulet of the hermit") is a

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of the

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of Santa Maria, in the

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. It is situated in the east portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 36 km (22,37 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria, and, is situated closely to limit with the district of Palma and limits with the municipality of Restinga Seca. The district of Arroio do Só owns an area of 159,30 km² that is equivalent to 8,89% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

The district was created in 1886, in 1993 the district's name was changed to "Arroio do Sol" (Rivulet of the Sun), and, in 1998 its name came back to be Arroio do Só (Rivulet of the Hermit). In 1950, Arroio do Só owned 460 km². In 1961 loses part of its territory to the district of Santa Flora and, in 1997, to district of Palma.CARVALHO, A. Transformações sócio-espaciais e desenvolvimento rural no 5º distrito de Santa Maria/RS, Arroio do Só. Trabalho de Graduação de Licenciatura em Geografia. UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 2010.

Limits

The district limits with the

s of Pains, Palma, and, Passo do Verde, and, with the

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of Restinga Seca and Formigueiro.

Neighbourhoods

The district of Arroio do Só is divided in the following

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s, that in English is equivalent to

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s: * Arroio do Só;

Roads and railway

* In the district there isn't

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; * In the district there is

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