São Borja

Municipality in South, Brazil
Flag of São Borja
Flag
Official seal of São Borja
Seal
Motto: 
Terra dos Presidentes
Location of São Borja28°39′36.84″S 56°00′13.82″W / 28.6602333°S 56.0038389°W / -28.6602333; -56.0038389Country BrazilRegionSouthState Rio Grande do SulFoundedMarch 11, 1833Area
 • Total3,616.6 km2 (1,396.4 sq mi)Elevation
123 m (404 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total60,019 • Density17.05/km2 (44.2/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2010)0.736 – high[2]Websitewww.saoborja.rs.gov.br

São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.

Proximity with Argentina

It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguay River (Portuguese spelling of the river: Uruguai).

Served also by São Borja Airport, the city is linked to the Argentine city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.

Presidential heritage

São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954) and João Goulart (1919–1976).

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Capital: Porto Alegre
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
Santiago
Cachoeira do Sul
Lajeado-Estrela
Santa Cruz do Sul
Camaquã
Gramado-Canela
Montenegro
Osório
Porto Alegre
São Jerônimo
Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Caxias do Sul
Guaporé
Vacaria
Carazinho
Cerro Largo
Cruz Alta
Erechim
Frederico Westphalen
Ijuí
Nao-Me-Toque
Passo Fundo
Sananduva
Santa Rosa
Santo Ângelo
Soledade
Três Passos
Jaguarão
Litoral Lagunar
Pelotas
Serras de Sudeste
Campanha Central
Campanha Meridional
Campanha Ocidental
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
National
  • Israel
  • United States
Stub icon

This geographical article relating to Rio Grande do Sul is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e