Arroio do Meio

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Arroio do Meio
Municipality
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Arroio do Meio is located in Brazil
Arroio do Meio
Arroio do Meio
Location in Brazil
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Country  Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion Centro Oriental Rio-grandense[1]
Microregion Lajeado-Estrela[1]
Settled 1853
Founded November 28, 1934
Government
 • Mayor Sidnei Eckerdt (PMDB)
Area
 • Total 157.955 km2 (60.987 sq mi)
Elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Population (est. IBGE/2008[2])
 • Total 18,878
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI 0.837[3]
GDP R$ 405,662,000[4]
GDP per capita R$22,123.00
Website arroiodomeiors.com.br

Arroio do Meio is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is 98 km from Porto Alegre. It is on the banks of the Taquari River.

The territory was little populated before the arrival of Europeans. Settlement in the territory began in 1853, principally by Germans and Portuguese. The territory used to be part of Lajeado and Encantado municipalities.


References

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