São Luiz Gonzaga
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| State: | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Meso-region: | Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul (Noroeste Rio-Grandense) |
| Micro-Region: | Santo Ângelo |
| Founded (community): | 1687 |
| Founded (municipality): | June 3, 1880 |
| Location: | 28.4155/28° 24' 28" S lat. 54.9605/54° 57' 39" W long. |
| Postal code: | 97800-xxx |
São Luiz Gonzaga (Portuguese meaning Saint Nicholas) is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located 503 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.
The municipality contains the Uruguay River, which forms a border with Argentina.
[edit] Bounding municipalities
- Roque Gonzales
- Rolador
- Caibaté
- São Miguel das Missões
- Bossoroca
- Santo Antônio das Missões
- São Nicolau, Rio Grande do Sul
- Dezesseis de Novembro
[edit] Other
São Luiz Gonzaga has a school or a collegiate, churches and a few squares and parks.
[edit] External links
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/saoluizgonzaga/ (Portuguese)
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- Satellite images and Aerial photos: Google
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