Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil

History | Transport | Events | Economy

🇧🇷 Santa Rosa is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km². It is known as the "National Cradle of Soybeans".

History Santa Rosa was created as a colony of European immigrants in 1915, mainly Italians, Germans and Russians. The German dialect traditionally spoken in the region is Riograndenser Hunsrückisch.

Transport The city is served by Luís Alberto Lehr Airport.

Events • Soybean National Fair (Fenasoja) • South American Nativist Music Festival (Musicanto) • State Meeting of horticulture (Hortigranjeiros) • Dance in Santa Rosa Festival • Festival of Ethnic Groups • Piggy in Roller Feast • Cruzeiro Neighborhood Community Fair (EXPOCruzeiro) • Oktoberfest • Student Song Festival (Canto Livre) • Santa Rosa Shows Gramado.

Economy In agriculture, the city has the largest dairy basin in Rio Grande do Sul, providing, together with pig farming, raw materials for agro-industries. The city has a large production of soybeans, yerba mate, as well as vegetables and colonial products. In industry, the city has a strong metal-mechanical hub, manufacturing parts, machines and agricultural implements, with companies such as AGCO and John Deere. Around 66% of Brazilian harvesters are produced in the city.

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Santa Rosa has a population of over 73,575 people. Santa Rosa also forms the centre of the wider Santa Rosa District which has a population of over 161,128 people. It is also a part of the larger Noroeste Rio-Grandense Region.

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Antipodal to Santa Rosa is: 125.533,27.867

Locations Near: Santa Rosa -54.467,-27.867

🇧🇷 Cerro Largo -54.739,-28.144 d: 40.8  

🇧🇷 Santo Ângelo -54.25,-28.283 d: 51  

🇧🇷 Três Passos -53.932,-27.456 d: 69.8  

🇧🇷 Ijuí -53.9,-28.383 d: 79.9  

🇦🇷 Oberá -55.133,-27.483 d: 78.3  

🇦🇷 Campo Grande -54.967,-27.217 d: 87.5  

🇦🇷 San Vicente -54.483,-26.983 d: 98.3  

🇦🇷 Leandro N. Alem -55.333,-27.6 d: 90.3  

🇧🇷 Cruz Alta -53.6,-28.633 d: 120.3  

🇧🇷 Frederico Westphalen -53.4,-27.367 d: 118.9  

Antipodal to: Santa Rosa 125.533,27.867

🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 19737.6  

🇯🇵 Makishi 127.667,26.2 d: 19734  

🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 19734.5  

🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 19732.9  

🇯🇵 Naha 127.702,26.199 d: 19731.3  

🇯🇵 Tomigusuku 127.667,26.15 d: 19730.2  

🇯🇵 Itoman 127.65,26.117 d: 19729  

🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 19731  

🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 19734.8  

🇯🇵 Haebaru 127.717,26.183 d: 19729  

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