Canguçu

Canguçu
Coordinates: 31 ° 24 ′ S , 52 ° 41 ′ W Canguçu on the map of Rio Grande do Sul	Canguçu
	Canguçu
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
City foundation	June 27, 1857
Residents	55,871 ( ber . 2018)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	3,526,253
Population density	15.11 inhabitants / km 2
height	386 m
Waters	Rio Camaquã
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Cassio Luiz Freitas Mota ( PP )
Website	www.cangucu.rs.gov.br
	Location of Canguçu in Rio Grande do Sul
	Canguçu in the Serra dos Tapes

Canguçu is a city with almost 56,000 (as of 2018) inhabitants in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil . It is located about 270 km southwest of Porto Alegre . The towns of Encruzilhada do Sul , Amaral Ferrador , Cristal , Cerrito , Morro Redondo , Pelotas , São Lourenço do Sul and Piratini are neighboring .

Sons and daughters

Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1866–1949), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Campos