Ijuí

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Ijuí
Municipality
O Município de Ijuí The Municipality of Ijuí
Partial view of the city's skyline
UTC-2)
Postal Code	98700-000
Area code	+55 55
Website	http://www.ijui.rs.gov.br/

Ijuí (Portuguese pronunciation: [iʒu'i]) is a Brazilian municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, situated 395 kilometres (245 mi) from the state capital, Porto Alegre. In 2020 its population was 83,764, making it the third most populous city of the Missões region, behind Passo Fundo and Erechim.

Demographics

The town is known as "The Land of Diversified Cultures", and since 2021^[3] was recognized as the "Ethnic National Capital" due to the various nationalities of its founding immigrants, notably from Italy, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Latvia, and others.

The city hosts biannually the folk fest Expofest Ijuí typically in October.

Ijuí has a variable daily population of approximately 100,000 people, being an important regional centre.

Infrastructure

Ijuí is a university town with major health services, containing one of the best hospitals away from the state capital, the Ijuí Charity Hospital (Portuguese: Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí).

The city is served by João Batista Bos Filho Airport.

Sport

• Brazil National Football Team
  and former player
• Krisiun - Death Metal band
• Espanyol
• Paulo César Baier
  - Football player
• Alexandre Hocevar - tennis player
• Marcos Hocevar - tennis player
• Andressa Urach - Model and Television Personality

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

References

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