Santiago (Spanish meaning Saint James) is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is the capital of the microregion of Santiago. The population is 49,360 (2020 est.) in an area of 2,413.13 km² (931.71 sq mi).[2] Its elevation is 409 m. It is located 450 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete. The nickname of the city is "The Land of the Poets".

Santiago
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Santiago Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°11′30″S 54°52′2″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Santiago
Area
• Total	2,413.13 km2 (931.71 sq mi)
Elevation	409 m (1,342 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	49,360
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	www.santiago.rs.gov.br

Santiago Airport serves the city.

Neighboring municipalities

• Bossoroca
• Capão do Cipó
• Tupanciretã
• Jari
• Jaguari
• Nova Esperança do Sul
• São Francisco de Assis
• Unistalda
• Itacurubi

History

In about 1860, settlement of the region began. The colony was first founded by 350 Germans, 14 Belgians, 5 French persons and 4 Swiss persons. Colonel José Maria Pereira de Campos created and organized the colony of Ijuí and brought Europeans to the area. The Italians arrived in the 1880s, as the century passed, with the establishment of the colony of Jaguari, the localities of Sanga da Areia and Ernesto Alves. In 1834, Arsene Isabelle, a French diplomat, in ways between the area, refers to a locality of Boqueirão de Santiago, its existence of three to four ranches. The Germans and the Italians form a large influx of European immigration, a mixture with other nationalities which saw Belgians, Swiss, Polish and French immigration. In synthesis, the colonies were established in 1860 and had diverse types of humans in the municipality of Santiago, with no other municipalities, the population became predominantly European descent.

Education

Santiago has a campus of the Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões

Communications

Radio

• Rádio Nova 99 FM Website, Live broadcast
• Verdes Pampas FM Website, Live broadcast
• Rádio Santiago AM Website

Portal de Internet e Notícias

• Portal Terra dos Poetas

Personalities

• Luiz Carlos Prates: Radio-journalist and psychologist

References

External links

• Official Website

• Universidade Regional Integrada - Campus Santiago-RS

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[ru] Сантиагу (Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул)