Giruá is a

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in the northern part of the

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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 s ...

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. The population is 15,863 (2020 est.) in an area of 855.92 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> It is located 474 km west of the state capital of

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...

, northeast of

Alegrete Alegrete () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is . Its estimated population in 2020 was 73,028 inhabitants and the total area is (the largest Municipalities of Braz ...

. It also borders

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and

Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo is a municipality located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It has about 77,568 inhabitants (according to 2020 IBGE estimate) and the total area of the municipality is about 679 km2. It borders Giruá to the nor ...

Bounding municipalities

Três de Maio Três de Maio (''English: "Third of May"'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at . It has an area of 422,2 km2. It is located 343 m over sea level. As of ...

* Independência *

Catuípe Catuípe is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 8,701 (2020 est.) in an area of 583.26 km². Its nickname is ''Land of Spring Water'' for the springs located around the municipality. It ...

* Sete de Setembro *

Senador Salgado Filho Senador Salgado Filho is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 2,770 (2020 est.) in an area of 147.21 km2. It is located 492 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of ...

Economy

Because of its rich

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soil, agriculture is important in Giruá, notably

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production. Its nickname is the Capital of Productivity. Other important crops are

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sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the pr ...

and

linseed Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. In 2022, France produced 75% of the ...

History

The area of Giruá was first inhabited by the

Guarani people Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia) * Guarani language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay * ...

, and in the 17th century

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arrived. The name Giruá comes from ''jerivá'', an indigenous word for the fruit of the ''

butia ''Butia'' is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to the South American countries of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Many species produce edible fruits, which are sometimes used to make alcoholic beverages and other foods. ...

'' palm.

References

External links

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

Bounding municipalities

Economy

History

See also

References

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