Flag of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

StateBR-RS

State of Brazil.

South AmericaCapital: Porto AlegreLanguage: Portuguese
Population
11.2M
Metros tracked
11
6.6M in metros (58%)
Composite score
13.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-RS
At a glance
Established
1889
Area
281,707 km²
Population density
40 /km²
Highest point
Pico do Monte Negro (1,398 m (4,587 ft))
Legislature
Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul
Human Development Index
0.801 (2023)
Chamber of Deputies seats
31
Senators
3
Rank in Brazil
6th of 27 by composite score
Area rank
9th of 27 by area
Largest tracked metro
Porto Alegre

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Rio Grande do Sul metro footprint

11 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

11 tracked metros

#252Porto Alegre★ Capital
10.6
4.2MRegional Hub
#1350Caxias do Sul
1.0
779KEmerging Metro
#2088Pelotas
0.4
336KLocal Metro
#2426Bagé
0.3
122KLocal Metro
#2457Erechim
0.3
110KLocal Metro
#2531Ijui
0.3
88KLocal Metro
#3115Santa Maria (RGS)
0.1
282KLocal Metro
#3199Passo Fundo
0.1
215KLocal Metro
#3232Rio Grande
0.1
199KLocal Metro
#3419Santa Cruz do Sul
0.0
138KLocal Metro
#3495Uruguaiana
0.0
121KLocal Metro