Chuí
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| City of Chuí | |||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Sul | ||
| State | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Hamilton Silvério Loys (PFL) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 203 km² (78.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||
| Population (2006 est.)[1] | |||
| - Total | 6,605 | ||
| - Density | 32.5/km² (84.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Website: Prefeitura de Chuí | |||
Chuí is a city located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A border town, it shares the name with sister city Chuy, Uruguay. The two cities are unique in the sense that they share a street border, the Avenida Internacional.
It became the southernmost city in Brazil when it ceded from Santa Vitória do Palmar in 1997.
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The city is commonly referred to in the Brazilian expression: "Do Oiapoque ao Chuí" ("From Oiapoque to Chuí"), referring to the country's two extremes in the north and south and having the same spirit as the American expression, "from coast to coast."
The city has a large community of Palestinian immigrants, and Brazilian residents sometimes jokingly mention that Arabic is more commonly heard on the streets than Portuguese.
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