Eldorado do Sul, Brazil

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Eldorado do Sul is a small city in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil. The population as of 2006 is 34,338. Eldorado is only ten kilometers from Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city of Rio Grande do Sul. Eldorado is located just north of the city of Guaíba, and is situated on the famous Guaíba River.

The city only recently gained polital autonomy from Porto Alegre. Eldorado do Sul was officially declared an independent municipality on June 8, 1988.