
The Sinos River Valley is situated northeast of the state of
Rio Grande do Sul, Southern
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, covering two geomorphologic provinces: the Southern plateau and central depression, an area of almost 1398.5 km
2, consisting of 14 municipalities. The Sinos River Basin consists of up to 32 municipalities.
Municipalities
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Araricá
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Canoas
Canoas (), which earned city status in 1939, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. With more than 340,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Porto Alegre conurbation and has the second highest GDP in the state. It is also ...
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Campo Bom
Campo Bom is a town located in the valley of the Sinos River, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The city has a diversified industrial economy, including automotive, metallurgical, chemical and pottery industries. Due to its initial d ...
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Dois Irmãos
Dois Irmãos is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its original German name was ''Baumschneis''.http://www.doisirmaos.rs.gov.br/historia.php
Publishing
The Catholic subscription book club Minha Biblioteca Católica was c ...
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Estância Velha
Estância Velha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
See also
*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 Braz ...
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Esteio
Esteio is a municipality situated in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the state capital. About 9.3 miles from Porto Alegre, and neighboring Canoas and Sapucaia do Sul, it has about 83,000 inhabit ...
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Ivoti
Ivoti is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area. The population is 24,690 (2020 est.) in an area of 63.15 km².
History
Originally occupied by indigenous people since 12, ...
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Nova Hartz
Nova Hartz is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
See also
*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. Ri ...
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Nova Santa Rita
Nova Santa Rita is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
See also
*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 Brazi ...
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Novo Hamburgo
Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for ''New Hamburg''; german: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 24 ...
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Portão
Portão is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
See also
*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 G ...
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São Leopoldo
São Leopoldo () (Portuguese for ''Saint Leopold'') is a Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Geography
It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² (around 80 km² urban area) at ''circa'' 30 km fr ...
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Sapiranga
Sapiranga is a city in Brazil in the state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of roughly 80,000 inhabitants. It is located in an industrial area called "Vale dos Sinos", by the Rio dos Sinos (River of the Bells). The town's economy relies he ...
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Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the south of Brazil, in the region of "Vale dos Sinos
A vale is a type of valley.
Vale may also refer to:
Places Georgia
* Vale, Georgia, a town i ...
See also
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Vale do Sinos Technology Park, VALETEC Park
The Vale do Sinos Regional Development Association, VALETEC, was established in 1998 as a non-profit private civil partnership at the Sinos River Valley in southern Brazil. Its goal is to promote technological development in the Vale do Sinos regi ...
Valleys of Brazil
Landforms of Rio Grande do Sul
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