Santa Cruz do Sul
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Coordinates: 29 ° 43 ′ S , 52 ° 26 ′ W Santa Cruz do Sul on the map of Brazil
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| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| City foundation | March 31, 1877 | |
| Residents | 118,374 (IBGE / 2010) | |
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| surface | 733 km 2 | |
| Population density | 163 people / km 2 | |
| height | 73 m | |
| Post Code | 96800-000 | |
| Time zone | UTC −3 | |
| City Presidency | José Alberto Wenzel | |
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Santa Cruz do Sul is a city in southern Brazil , 155 km northwest of Porto Alegre . It is also known as the capital of tobacco . It borders on Rio Pardo , Vera Cruz , Venâncio Aires and Candelária .
The university town of Santa Cruz do Sul is located in the valley of the Rio Pardo in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul . The 130,000 inhabitants (as of 2018) live on an area of 733 km². The per capita income is among the highest in Brazil, despite everything there are favelas . The local newspaper Gazeta do Sul regularly has a German supplement. A major employer is the Philip Morris International and Souza Cruz ( British American Tobacco ) cigarette factory . The University of UNISC ( Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul ) was founded in 1962.
history
Santa Cruz do Sul was founded on March 31, 1877 by German immigrants, most of whom came from the Hunsrück . Even today, the so-called Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is spoken actively in the area around the city . In 1924 a Protestant church was built according to plans by two German architects. It is one of the largest Evangelical Lutheran churches in Rio Grande do Sul and the largest neo-Romanesque church in Latin America.
Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
Attractions
- the Protestant church, renovated in 1999 with an organ from 1887 by the German company Ibach from Barmen .
- an anthropological museum
- the Gruta dos Indios
- the nearby valley of the Rio Pardinho
sons and daughters of the town
- Antônio Reis (1885–1960), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Santa Maria
- Alberto Frederico Etges (1910–1996), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul
- Agostinho Willy Kist (1925–2002), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Diamantino
- Lya Luft (* 1938), writer and translator
- Irineu Gassen (* 1942), Bishop of Vacaria
- Henrique da Costa Mecking (* 1952), chess grandmaster and clergyman
- César Thier (* 1967), soccer goalkeeper
- Fabian Bolívar Guedes (* 1980), football player
- Ana Hickmann (* 1981), photo model
- Carlos Eduardo Assmann (* 1985), football player
See also
literature
- Felipe Altermann: Templo Memorial - Restauração e Reconstrução . ( Memorial Church - restoration and partial reconstruction .) 2004, ISBN 85-98115-08-8
Web links
- University website
- IBGE to Santa Cruz do Sul. Retrieved July 13, 2019 .