São Borja
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São Borja | |
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| Municipality of São Borja | |
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| Motto: Terra dos Presidentes | |
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  São Borja Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′36.84″S 56°00′13.82″W / 28.6602333°S 56.0038389°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | March 11, 1833 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,616.6 km2 (1,396.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 60,019 |
| • Density | 17.05/km2 (44.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.736 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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