Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Santa Rosa

| settlement_type = Municipality

| official_name = Municipality of Santa Rosa

| nickname =

| motto =

| image_skyline = Santa Rosa - RS - Panorámica centro.jpg

| image_caption =

| image_seal = Brasão de Santa Rosa - RS.jpg

| image_flag = Bandeira de Santa Rosa - RS.jpg

| image_map = RioGrandedoSul Municip SantaRosa.svg

| image_map1 =

| map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_type4 =

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Rio Grande do Sul}}

| subdivision_name2 = South

| subdivision_name3 =

| subdivision_name4 =

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 10 August 1931

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Anderson Mantei

| leader_party = PP

| leader_title1 =

| area_note =

| area_total_km2 = 489.798

| elevation_m = 277

| elevation_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_total = 77,519

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_metro =

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2022/Previa_da_Populacao/POP2022_Municipios.pdf |title=Censo Demográfico IBGE 2022 |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |date=25 December 2022 |access-date=31 December 2022}}

| population_demonym = santa-rosense

| timezone = BRT

| utc_offset = −3

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = 98780-001 to 98798-970

| blank_name_sec2 =

| blank_info_sec2 =

| blank3_name_sec2 =

| blank3_info_sec2 =

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.769 – high{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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| website = {{URL|santarosa.rs.gov.br/}}

| footnotes =

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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. Its estimated population is 73,575 (2020).[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/santa-rosa/panorama IBGE 2020] 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Geography

=Climate=

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|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, elevation {{convert|330|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1976–2005)

|Jan record high C = 35.8

|Feb record high C = 34.5

|Mar record high C = 33.5

|Apr record high C = 32.5

|May record high C = 29.2

|Jun record high C = 27.5

|Jul record high C = 27.7

|Aug record high C = 30.7

|Sep record high C = 32.2

|Oct record high C = 34.3

|Nov record high C = 35.2

|Dec record high C = 36.0

|Jan record low C = 14.3

|Feb record low C = 14.4

|Mar record low C = 12.4

|Apr record low C = 8.2

|May record low C = 4.6

|Jun record low C = 2.0

|Jul record low C = 1.8

|Aug record low C = 3.2

|Sep record low C = 4.3

|Oct record low C = 8.3

|Nov record low C = 10.6

|Dec record low C = 13.6

|Jan high C = 31.3

|Feb high C = 30.3

|Mar high C = 29.2

|Apr high C = 26.2

|May high C = 22.6

|Jun high C = 20.1

|Jul high C = 20.2

|Aug high C = 22.4

|Sep high C = 23.5

|Oct high C = 26.9

|Nov high C = 29.1

|Dec high C = 31.3

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 25.8

|Feb mean C = 25.0

|Mar mean C = 23.8

|Apr mean C = 21.0

|May mean C = 17.7

|Jun mean C = 15.5

|Jul mean C = 15.4

|Aug mean C = 17.2

|Sep mean C = 18.1

|Oct mean C = 21.3

|Nov mean C = 23.3

|Dec mean C = 25.4

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 20.2

|Feb low C = 19.7

|Mar low C = 18.5

|Apr low C = 15.9

|May low C = 12.7

|Jun low C = 10.9

|Jul low C = 10.6

|Aug low C = 12.0

|Sep low C = 12.8

|Oct low C = 15.7

|Nov low C = 17.6

|Dec low C = 19.6

| year low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 142.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 146.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 122.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 159.5

|May precipitation mm = 147.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 146.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 115.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 111.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 152.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 202.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 144.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 135.1

|year precipitation mm =

| Jan humidity = 76

| Feb humidity = 78

| Mar humidity = 80

| Apr humidity = 81

| May humidity = 75

| Jun humidity = 81

| Jul humidity = 75

| Aug humidity = 73

| Sep humidity = 75

| Oct humidity = 68

| Nov humidity = 65

| Dec humidity = 71

| year humidity =

|Jan sun = 236

|Feb sun = 213

|Mar sun = 219

|Apr sun = 177

|May sun = 168

|Jun sun = 142

|Jul sun = 165

|Aug sun = 174

|Sep sun = 175

|Oct sun = 205

|Nov sun = 220

|Dec sun = 246

|year sun =

| source 1 = Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA){{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114130030/https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/143521/1/Atlas-climatico-da-regiao-Sul-do-Brasil.pdf

| archive-date = 14 January 2024

| url = https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/143521/1/Atlas-climatico-da-regiao-Sul-do-Brasil.pdf

| title = Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul.

| publisher= EMBRAPA

| access-date = 25 May 2024}}

}}

Transportation

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.[https://prefeitura.santarosa.rs.gov.br/?page_id=72 Economy of Santa Rosa]

Notable residents

Xuxa, popular Brazilian celebrity
Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian World Cup winning goalkeeper
Luís Carlos Winck, football player
Deonise, handball player, World Champion

References

External links

[http://www.santarosa.rs.gov.br/ Santa Rosa city hall page (Portuguese)]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=santa+rosa,+brazil&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1&iwloc=A Santa Rosa detailed Street Map]
[http://www.jornalnoroeste.com.br/ Jornal Noroeste - news from the city and region]

Category:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul