Espumoso is a municipality in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
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,
Brazil
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. It belongs to the mesoregion "Nordeste Rio Grandense" and the microregion of "Cruz Alta" along with other 13 municipalities:
Alto Alegre,
Boa Vista do Cadeado,
Boa Vista do Incra,
Campos Borges,
Cruz Alta,
Fortaleza dos Valos,
Ibirubá,
Jacuizinho,
Joia,
Quinze de Novembro,
Saldanha Marinho,
Salto do Jacuí and
Santa Bárbara do Sul. The estimated population in 2020 was 15,591 inhabitants,
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IBGE 2020
and its total area was 783.065 km
2.
In October 2016, Brazilian people voted in order to choose mayors and aldermen. In Espumoso, Douglas Fontana (
PDT) was elected mayor with 42.28% of the valid votes. The municipal assembly members elected were: Joacir Carmo Sonda (PDT), Zé Carlos (PDT), Marcel Rotta Simon (PDT), Ana Mari Vogel (
PP), Leo Gugel (PDT), Jadir José de Oliveira (PP), João Valério Mocelin (
PSDB), Juliano de Oliveira Fiuza (
PMDB), and Roberto Iopp (
PT).
The municipal political scene has been occupied by two political parties along the recent history, PP and PDT, even though there have been other minor political forces in the city.
See also
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List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregio ...
References
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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