Guaíba

Infobox City
official_name = Guaíba
nickname =
motto = People building citizenship
website = [http://www.guaiba.rs.gov.br Prefeitura de Guaíba]




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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 = Manoel Ernesto Rodrigues Stringhini (PMDB)
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area_total_km2 = 377
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population_as_of = 2006 est.
population_total = 105808
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 280.7
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 30
latm = 07
lats = 06
latNS = S
longd = 51
longm = 19
longs = 17
longEW = W
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elevation_m = 23
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Guaíba is a Brazilian city that lies on the opposite side of the Guaíba River from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul state. It is a small industrial town with a large cellulose (paper) and elevator factory.

Guaíba is known for its proud Gaúcho tradition and the pride of having served as a base for the farrapos during an attempted revolution.

Guaíba has a heavy German influenceFact|date=February 2008, due to the immigration that occurred before, during and after WWIIFact|date=February 2008. The German immigrants are mostly Lutheran, however many have converted to Mormonism and the Catholic Church as well as other religionsFact|date=February 2008.