Quaraí

Quarai is a small Brazilian town located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí . It has a population of 24,987 (2005). Its elevation is 112 m. It has an area of 3,488.1 square kilometers making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. It is located 590 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay as well as Artigas in the same country and southeast of Alegrete.

It is the birthplace of the Brazilian composer Luiz Menezes.

Neighbouring municipalities

*Uruguaiana, north
*Rosário do Sul, east
*Santana do Livramento, south
*Artigas, Uruguay, south
*Alegrete, northwest

Flag

Created in 1971, the flag is made up of three stripes, blue, green and white in normal tones, it features a blue and red triangle-rectangle and a quadrilateral green that ascends between the two triangles with a blue triangle and in the left side of the flag, the angle of the green triangle is low and right. The center is elliptically vertical, in the white panel, the coat of arms added under law 400 of December 21, 1964. It features two equal faces with minimal dimensions with one metre in length.

Geography

The area includes the Cerro do Jarau, a crater with 5.5 km in diameter dating back to around 117 million years and Salamanda do Jarau.

Population

History

The first inhabitants were South American Indians including the Jarros, Guenoas, Minuanos and the Charruas people. The city was created on April 8, 1875.

The creation

The diplomatic action of the Treaty of Badajós was signed in 1801 in which the then territoral boundary of Rio Grande do Sul became bounded at the Rio Quaraí. In 1814, its first ranches were founded.

Other

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

External links

*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/quarai/ pt icon
*Map and Aerial photos:
**Coordinates: coord|30|23|15|S|56|27|5|W|region:BR
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**Satellite images and Aerial photos: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-30.207,-57.554&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]

ee also

*Brazilian Island