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São Leopoldo (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w̃ lew'powdʊ]) (Portuguese for Saint Leopold) is a Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul.

São Leopoldo
Municipality
Municipality of São Leopoldo
Nickname: 
The Giant of the Valley (O Gigante do Vale)
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
São Leopoldo
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°45′36″S 51°08′49″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Rio Grande do Sul
FoundedJuly 25, 1824
IncorporatedApril 1, 1846 (town)
 1864 (city)
Government
  MayorAry José Vanazzi (PT)
Area
  Total102.313 km2 (39.503 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
  Total238,648
  Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonymcapilé or leopoldense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.739 – high[2]
Websitesaoleopoldo.rs.gov.br

Geography


It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² (around 80 km² urban area) at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. The climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from -2 °C minimum at Winter to more than 40 °C maximum during summer time. Summers are fairly dry.


History


Established on July 25, 1824, by German immigrants, São Leopoldo is considered the cradle of German culture in Brazil, that is to say, it is the first official city designed by the national Brazilian governor to start the German plan of immigration in the country. It had, in 2006, a population of approximately 210,000.

São Leopoldo is one of the 13 cities along the Rota Romântica ('Romantic Route'), a touristic scenic route that runs from the State Capital towards the Serra Gaúcha.


Minority language


Riograndenser Hunsrückisch German is a regional language in South America like Pennsylvania Deitsch is in North America. They are also similar because of their origin in the Rhine region of southwest Germany. As a Brazilian variant of European Moselle Franconian, it is also spoken beyond the state of Rio Grande do Sul, where for almost two hundred years it has been historically centered and where most of its 2 to 3 millions speakers live (there are speakers in neighboring southern Brazilian states, as well as in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).

There are many other municipalities with this bilingual profile throughout the state and the German language is experiencing a strong revival: In 2012 the state chamber of deputies voted unanimously in favor of recognizing the Hunsrückisch Germanic dialect of Rio Grande do Sul an official historical Intangible cultural heritage to be preserved.[3][4]


Education


The area had a German school, Instituto Preteologico.[5] The city is the headquarters of Unisinos University.






References



На других языках


[de] São Leopoldo

São Leopoldo, amtlich portugiesisch Município de São Leopoldo, gehört zum Ballungsraum von Porto Alegre im südlichsten brasilianischen Bundesstaat Rio Grande do Sul. Die nach Maria Leopoldine von Österreich benannte Stadt hatte zum 1. Juli 2021 geschätzt 240.378 Einwohner.[1]
- [en] São Leopoldo

[es] São Leopoldo

São Leopoldo (en español:San Leopoldo) es un municipio brasileño del estado de Río Grande del Sur.

[ru] Сан-Леополду

Сан-Леополду (порт. São Leopoldo) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул. Составная часть мезорегиона Агломерация Порту-Алегри. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Порту-Алегри. Население составляет 207 721 человек на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 102,313 км². Плотность населения — 2076,9 чел./км².



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