Guarani das Missões
Guarani das Missões is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Guarani das Missões | |
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Municipality | |
Entrance of Guarani das Missões | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Polish Capital of the Gauchos | |
| Motto(s): Uma cidade com muita história, pra você viver a sua | |
Location of Guarani das Missões in Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Noroeste Rio-Grandense |
| Microregion | Cerro Largo |
| Founded | 27 May 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bertíl Nilsson (PDT, 2021 - 2024) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 290.496 km2 (112.161 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
| • Total | 7,463 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Guaraniense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | Official website |
Guarani das Missões calls itself the Polish Capital of Rio Grande do Sul because it was settled primarily by Polish immigrants, starting over one century ago. The Polish language is still spoken and is maintained as a unique regionalism, alongside the national language, Portuguese.
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