Rio Grande do Sul

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Rio Grande do Sul

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From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul (literally “Great River of the South”). Rio Grande (“Great River”) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos lagoon, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.

proper noun

  1. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre.

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name state in southern Brazil

EspañolRío Grande del Sur
한국어히우그란지두술 hiugeuranjidusul
日本語リオグランデ・ド・スル Riogurande do Suru
中文南里奧格蘭德州 /南里奥格兰德州 Nán Lǐ'àogélándé Zhōu
PortuguêsRio Grande do Sul
FrançaisRio Grande do Sul
ΕλληνικάΡίο Γκράντε ντο Σουλ Río Gkránte nto Soul
РусскийРи́у-Гра́нди-ду-Сул Ríu-Grándi-du-Sul
العربيةرِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو سُولْ riyū ḡrāndī dū sūl

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"Rio Grande do Sul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rio%20grande%20do%20sul.

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@misc{rio_grande_do_sul_2026,
  title = {Rio Grande do Sul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rio%20grande%20do%20sul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}