São Borja is a city in the
Brazil
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ian state of
Rio Grande do Sul
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. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the
Seven Places of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of
Saint Francis Borgia.
Proximity with Argentina
It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the
Uruguay River
The Uruguay River ( ; ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countr ...
(Portuguese spelling of the river: ''Uruguai'').
Served also by
São Borja Airport, the city is linked to the Argentine city of
Santo Tomé through the
Integration Bridge.
Presidential heritage
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents:
Getúlio Vargas
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; ; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and contr ...
(1882–1954) and
João Goulart
João Belchior Marques Goulart (; 1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was considered the ...
(1919–1976).
Climate
See also
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Geography of Rio Grande do Sul
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Saint Francis Borgia
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List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregio ...
References
Capitals of former nations
Argentina–Brazil border crossings
Populated places established in 1682
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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