Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul
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Cerro Largo is a municipality in the northwestern part of the
state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies an area of 174.64 km2 (67.43 sq mi) at 28º09'0" south 54º45'0" west,[1] at an elevation of 211 m (692 ft) above sea level. Its population as of 2020[update] was 14,189 inhabitants.[2]
Regional language
Cerro Largo was settled soon after 1900 mostly by
Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is still spoken by many citizens in the area. It is the birthplace of São Paulo's current archbishop, Cardinal Odilo Scherer
. In 2012 the state chamber of deputies voted unanimously in favor of recognizing this Germanic dialect an official historical culture good to be preserved.
See also
References
- ^ "The latitude and longitude of Cerro Largo, Brazil is:". travelmath. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ IBGE 2020