Río Grande do Sul

"Río Grande del Sur (en portugués, Rio Grande do Sul) es uno de los 26 estados que junto al distrito federal componen Brasil. Es, además, el estado más meridional del país, localizándose en la Región Sur de Brasil. Limita al norte con el estado de Santa Catarina, al este con el océano Atlántico, al sur con Uruguay y al oeste con Argentina. Tiene una superficie de 282.062 km² y su capital es Porto Alegre. Río Grande del Sur es a su vez, el quinto estado con mayor IDH en Brasil."

"Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [iw d du suw] ; lit. Great Southern River) is a state located in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth most populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo, Rivera and Artigas to the south and southwest, and the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and southwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has a Gaúcho culture like its foreign neighbors. Originally inhabited by Guarani people, the first Europeans there were Jesuits, followed by settlers from the Azores. In the 19th century it was the scene of conflicts including the Farroupilha Revolution and the Paraguayan War. Large waves of German and Italian migration have shaped the state."