São Leopoldo

Infobox City
official_name = City of São Leopoldo
nickname =
motto =
website = [http://saoleopoldo.rs.gov.br Prefeitura de São Leopoldo]

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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 = Ary José Vanazzi (PT)
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1824
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1846 (town)
established_title3 =
established_date3 = 1864 (city)
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 102.31
area_total_sq_mi =
area_land_km2 =
area_land_sq_mi =
area_water_km2 =
area_water_sq_mi =
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2006 est.
population_total = 212498
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 2077
population_density_sq_mi =
timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 29
latm = 45
lats = 36
latNS = S
longd = 51
longm = 08
longs = 49
longEW = W
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 26
elevation_ft =
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São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² (around 80 km² urban area) at "circa" 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than 40°C maximum during summer time. Summers are fairly dry.Established in July 25, 1824, by German immigrants, São Leopoldo is considered the cradle of German culture in Brazil, that is to say, the first official city designed by the national Brazilian governor to start the German plan of immigration in the country. It has today a population of aprox.210,000 (2006).São Leopoldo is one of the 13 beautiful cities along the Rota Romântica ('Romantic Route'), a touristic scenic route that runs from the State Capital towards the Serra Gaucha.

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