Giruá

Giruá is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The last part of the origin of the name comes from the Tupi language. It is located 474 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.

Bounding municipalities

*Santa Rosa
*Três de Maio
*Independência
*Catuípe
*Santo Ângelo
*Sete de Setembro
*Senador Salgado Filho

Information

It is situated in a volcanic-rich soul. Girua is mainly based in agriculture and manufacturing in its economy. It has a large soy production in which it receives its nickname, the Capital of Production. Corn, wheat, oats and other crops are the main production of the municipality.

Situated in the Missões region. Giruá was first inhabited by the Indians known as the Guaranis. Its vegetation is the most peculiar in Rio Grande do Sul. The first name of the city was Jerivá.

It received European immigration and the name of the city was changed to Giruá. Lithuanians, Swedes and Germans and other Europeans had difficulty pronouncing the name Jerivá, and they begin to pronounced as Giruá, the current name.

Other

Giruá has a school or a collegiate, churches and a few squares and parks.

Girua Online

The prefecture attracts the information sector created and maintained the city's website [http://www.pmgirua.com.br www.pmgirua.com.br] , with news on the city, photos, data, information and other diverse contents.

External links

*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/girua/ pt icon
*Map and Aerial photos:
**Coordinates: coord|28|1|40|S|54|21|0|W|region:BR
**Street maps: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=-28.524&longitude=-54.032&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=-28.524&lons1=-54.032&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=-28.524,-54.032 Google]
**Satellite images and Aerial photos: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-28.524,-54.032&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]