São Sebastião do Caí

Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Location within Rio Grande do Sul
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29°35′13″S 51°22′33″W / 29.58694°S 51.37583°W / -29.58694; -51.37583Country BrazilStateRio Grande do SulFoundedMay 1, 1875Government
 • MayorJulio Campani ((PSDB))Area
 • Total111,452 km2 (43,032 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total25,959 • Density0.23/km2 (0.60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code
95760-000
Area/distance code51Websitehttp://www.saosebastiaodocai.com/

São Sebastião do Caí is a city near Porto Alegre in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. The principal university is the University of Caxias do Sul, often abbreviated as UCS. Through the middle of the city runs the river Caí, whose source is in the mountains of São Francisco de Paula, and which empties into Guaíba Lake. The city was founded on May 1, 1875. Like many towns in the state which were settled by German-speaking Europeans in the 19th century, the German language is still present in daily family and community life, if not as much in the public sphere since World War II.

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References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
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Capital: Porto Alegre
Mesoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
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Cachoeira do Sul
Lajeado-Estrela
Santa Cruz do Sul
Camaquã
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Porto Alegre
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Frederico Westphalen
Ijuí
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Soledade
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Jaguarão
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