Rio Grande do Sul

[ ree-oo grahn-di doo sool ]

noun

1. a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). : Pôrto Alegre.
2. São Pedro do Río Grande do Sul.

Rio Grande do Sul

/ ˈriu ˈɡrəndi du ˈsul /

noun

1. a state of S Brazil, on the Atlantic. Capital: Porto Alegre. Pop: 10 408 540 (2002). Area: 282 183 sq km (108 951 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Brazil has recently experienced a huge wildfire in the Pantanal wetlands and vast flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

From BBC

Earlier this year in May, Brazil also experienced once-in-a-century flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul which left more than 170 people dead and displaced more than half a million people from their homes.

From BBC

The floods submerged entire towns, destroyed bridges, shuttered an international airport and displaced nearly 600,000 people across the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

From New York Times

Authorities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have confirmed 54 cases of the waterborne leptospirosis disease after the region experienced unprecedented floods in the months of April and May.

From BBC

More than 2.3 million Brazilians from 469 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul have been affected by what has been described as a "climate disaster" by the Brazilian government.

From BBC