Elevation 122 m (400 ft) Area 733.5 km² Local time Tuesday 8:21 PM | Founded 31 March 1877 Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Population 102,891 (2010) | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 71% Humidity University Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul | ||
Santa Cruz do Sul ( pronunciation ) is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 126,775 inhabitants as of 2016 and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre. The city enjoys a high standard of living and gross income per capita is 2.5 times greater than that of the state of Rio Grande do Sul as a whole.
Contents
- Map of Santa Cruz do Sul RS Brazil
- Coisas de santa cruz do sul rs
- Demographics
- Agriculture
- Oktoberfest
- Tourism
- Joo de Barro Bom Plac House Project
- References
Map of Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
Coisas de santa cruz do sul rs
Demographics
The population of Santa Cruz do Sul has steadily increased, with help from immigration to Brazil during its early history - in 1849 there were 12 inhabitants, ten years later the city population had reached 2723 people and in 1878 there were ten thousand inhabitants. Most of the early immigrants were farmers and craftsmen.
Agriculture
The area around Santa Cruz do Sul is mainly agricultural, and produces large quantities of tobacco and soy beans for animal fodder. Most of the tobacco produced in the area is exported as a raw material for cigarette manufacturing plants all over the world. Soy bean processing plants sell several million tons of animal fodder annually, for domestic use and for export.
Oktoberfest
Each year, the citizens of Santa Cruz do Sul and visitors from the region celebrate Oktoberfest. The city has a large population of German-Brazilians. Thousands turn out each year for the celebration. The Oktoberfest in Santa Cruz do Sul is the third largest in the world, leaving behind only the Oktoberfest in Munich in Germany and Oktoberfest Blumenal of the state of Santa Cartarina in Brazil as well.
Tourism
The Cathedral of São João Batista is one of the main tourist draws in the city. The adjacent block in front of the Cathedral, Getúlio Vargas Square, is adorned with fountains and trees. São João Batista Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in all of Brazil. The main edifice was built between 1928 and 1932 and the two 82-meter (269 ft) tall towers were added later.
João-de-Barro Bom-Plac House Project
The Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Cruz do Sul won a 2004 Energy Globe Award for the João-de-Barro Bom-Plac House Project.