Rio Grande do Sul - Rio Grande do Sul

Map of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost of the states Brazil. It borders in the north Santa Catarina, in the west Argentina, in the south Uruguay.

The state is largely flat to slightly hilly, with the low mountain range beginning in the north Serra Gaúcha, covered by the subtropical wet forest of Mata Atlántica. There are numerous seaside resorts on the Atlantic coast, but they are less well known than those of Santa Catarina further north.

Regions

places

Map of Rio Grande do Sul
  • 1 Porto AlegreWebsite of this institutionPorto Alegre in the Wikivoyage travel guide in a different languagePorto Alegre in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPorto Alegre in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPorto Alegre (Q40269) in the Wikidata database, 1.4 million inhabitants, capital of the state
  • 2 Caxias do SulWebsite of this institutionCaxias do Sul in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageCaxias do Sul in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCaxias do Sul in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCaxias do Sul (Q110017) in the Wikidata database, 420,000 inhabitants
  • 3 CanoasWebsite of this institutionCanoas in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageCanoas in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCanoas in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCanoas (Q194325) in the Wikidata database, 300,000 inhabitants
  • 4 Rio GrandeWebsite of this institutionRio Grande in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageRio Grande in the Wikipedia encyclopediaRio Grande in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryRio Grande (Q869571) in the Wikidata database, 100,000 inhabitants, border town to Uruguay
  • 5 Novo HamburgoWebsite of this institutionNovo Hamburgo in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageNovo Hamburgo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNovo Hamburgo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNovo Hamburgo (Q321331) in the Wikidata database, 260,000 inhabitants

Other goals

background

The whole area is very much influenced by German and Italian emigrants and sometimes looks very European and often remarkably clean and sometimes almost neat. The Gaúcho tradition is very much alive and is cultivated on many occasions.

language

Portuguese, the pronunciation is partly different from that of the rest of the country. You have to assume that no English is spoken or understood, even at the airports. However, English is now taught in all schools and the younger people increasingly understand and speak at least some English.

Since there are many immigrants of German origin living in this state, a great deal of German is still understood. It is almost only older people who speak for themselves. However, these are almost exclusively very old dialects, often from the area of ​​the Hunsrück. It is very difficult to understand this at first. However, one is very open and interested in the German language and in Germans and Germany. If it is noticed that you speak German, you are often addressed in a very friendly manner.

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

kitchen

The eating habits are extremely focused on meat, the churrasco (meat on a spit) is omnipresent.

nightlife

security

In the rural areas or in small towns the security situation is quite relaxed, even on the streets at night, no comparison to the situation in other parts of the country.

climate

The climate is temperate, in winter (May to August or September) it can get very fresh. Freezing temperatures can even occur at night. Since the houses are poorly or not at all insulated, it gets very cold in the house. Be sure to take warm things with you, otherwise you will freeze terribly.

In summer (December to February) temperatures around 36-38 degrees can occur during the day. The temperature often stays quite high into the night. Violent thunderstorms are common, with large amounts of rain and violent lightning and thunderclaps.

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