English Explanatory Dictionary

Rio Grande do Sul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Rio Grande do Sul

Etymology

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.

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