Gravataí

Infobox City
official_name = City of Gravataí
nickname = City of Quality
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website = [http://www.gravatai.rs.gov.br Prefeitura de Gravataí]




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map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = South
subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Sérgio Stasinski
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1763
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area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 497.82
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population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2006 est.
population_total = 270763
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 544
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 29
latm = 56
lats = 38
latNS = S
longd = 50
longm = 59
longs = 31
longEW = W
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 26
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Gravataí (Tupi-guarani: "gravatá", a kind of flower common in the region; "y", river.) is a Brasilean city near Porto Alegre at the Rio Grande do Sul State. Its population is approximately 270,000 people.

There is a General Motors factory, one of the most modern in the world. GM's factory had a very controversial settle down, because the Rio Grande do Sul government huge fiscal incentive (about U$ 200 millions, in 1995). The factory produces the Chevrolet Celta / Suzuki Fun car.

As is usual in this case, there are also a number of automotive sub-contractors and suppliers installed in Gravataí (for example, Johnson Controls).

External links

* [http://www.gravatai.rs.gov.br/ Gravataí Mayor's Office] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.sogil.com.br Sogil: Gravataí's Intercity bus system and schedule] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.bolsoni.com Bolsoni.com - Development] (in Portuguese)