Amaral Ferrador

Infobox Settlement
name = Amaral Ferrador
settlement_type = Municipality
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map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = South
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
subdivision_type3 = Meso-Region
subdivision_name3 = Southeastern Rio Grande do Sul
("Sudoeste Rio-Grandense")
subdivision_type4 = Micro-Region
subdivision_name4 = Jaguarão

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leader_title = Mayor
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established_title = Founded
established_date = December 5, 1988
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area_footnotes = cite web |url=http://www.portalmunicipal.org.br/entidades/famurs/dado_geral/mumain.asp?iIdEnt=5523&iIdMun=100143011 |title=Dados Gerais - Amaral Ferrador/RS |publisher=FAMURS |language=Portuguese |accessdate=2008-03-23]
area_total_km2 = 506.46
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elevation_m = 140
population_as_of = 2007
population_note = cite web |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2007/RS.pdf |title=Contagem da População 2007 População residente(¹), em 1º de abril de 2007, segundo os municípios |publisher=IBGE |format=PDF |language=Portuguese |accessdate=2008-03-23]
population_total = 6254
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
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latd= 30 |latm= 52 |lats= |latNS= S
longd= 52 |longm= 15 |longs= |longEW= W
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 96635-xxx
area_code = (00)55-Brazilian area code
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blank1_name = Name of inhabitants
blank1_info = amaralense or amaral Ferradorense
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Amaral Ferrador is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2007, the population was 6,254.

Attractions includes Praia da Beija, Praia Grande e a Praia da Armada, by the Rio Camaquã, and the State Rodeo.

Economy

Its main economy is agriculture, corn production as well as cattle that includes cow, sheep, swines, etc.

Demography

Its population consists of 60% Portuguese ancestry, 25% Polish ancestry and 15% Afro-Brazilians.

Bounding municipalities

*Camaquã
*Canguçu
*Dom Feliciano
*Encruzilhada do Sul

Other

Amaral Ferrador has also has schools, collegiates,high school, library including one named after Monteiro Lobato, a few squares, restaurants, taverns, squares and parks.

ee also

*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

References

External links

* [http://www.amaralferrador.rs.gov.br/ Official website of the prefecture]
*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/amaralferrador/ pt icon
*Map and Aerial photos:
**Coordinates: coord|30|52|30|S|52|15|10|W|region:BR
**Street maps: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=-30.874&longitude=-52.2525&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=-30.874&lons1=-52.2525&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=-30.874,-52.2525 Google]
**Satellite images and Aerial photos: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-30.874,-52.2525&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]