Rio Grande do Sul
state in the South Region of Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian state. It is in Southern Brazil. It has common borders with Uruguay to the south, and Argentina to the west. It has a very high standard of living. Its capital city is Porto Alegre. About 10 million people live in the state. The surface area of Rio Grande do Sul is about 282,000 square kilometres.
State of Rio Grande do Sul | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Liberdade, Igualdade, Humanidade (Portuguese) "Liberty, Equality, Humanity" | |
| Anthem: Hino Rio-Grandense | |
 Location of State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 30°S 53°W / 30°S 53°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and largest city | Porto Alegre |
| Government | |
| • Governor | José Ivo Sartori |
| • Vice Governor | José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 281,748 km2 (108,784 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,770,603 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Demonym | Gaúcho or Sul-rio-grandense |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2008 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 199,499,000,000 (4th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 18.378,17 (6th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.832 – high (4th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 90000-000 to 99990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-RS |
| Website | rs.gov.br |
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| States of Brazil | |
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal district: Distrito Federal | |