Barão is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,

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. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from

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. The municipality is bordered by

Carlos Barbosa Carlos Barbosa is a town in the wine country in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It is situated at 29º17'51" South and 51º30'13" West, at an altitude of 676 meters. Its population was estimated in 2020 to be 30,241 inhabitants. It has an area o ...

(north), São Vendelino (east),

Bom Princípio Bom Princípio is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is known in alla Brazil as ''Strawberry Land''. It was raised to municipality status in 1992, the area being taken out of the municipalities of São Sebastião do Caí ...

(southeast), Tupandi (southeast), São Pedro da Serra (south), Salvador do Sul (southwest), Poço das Antas (southwest), and Boa Vista do Sul (northwest). The residents are primarily of

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descent.

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www.cnm.org.br
municipal history Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub

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