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Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul , state (1996 pop. 9,445,000), 108,951 sq mi (282,183 sq km), S Brazil, bordering on Argentina and Uruguay and on the Atlantic Ocean. Pôrto Alegre is the capital.

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Rio Grande, Brazil, North America 1. Brazil: a river and a city‐port founded in 1737. Brazil has two states called Rio Grande do Norte ‘Big River of the North’ and Rio Grande do Sul ‘Big River of the South’.2. North America: a river which forms a large part of the border between the USA and Mexico. Its Spanish name means simply ‘Big River’ while in Mexico it is known as the Río Bravo ‘Wild River’.

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	Reproductive biology of male franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) (Mammalia: Cetacea) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil . Magazine article from: Fishery Bulletin; 10/1/2004*
	BRAZIL: INDUSTRY FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL EXPORTS 22% MORE. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/1/2008
	BRAZIL: EXTERNAL SALES FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL INCREASED 7% IN MARCH. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/27/2006

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	Brazil : Rio Grande Sul resume exports to Uruguay. Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 12/19/2000; 406 words ; Producers of pork meat from Rio Grande do Sul state has resumed exports to Uruguay. The exports...association Sindicato das Industrias de Produtos Suinos do Rio Grande do Sul the expectation is to export 800 m tons of pork meat...
	BRAZIL: US$8.10 MILLION AS PART OF $66 MILLION LOAN TO STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/10/2009; 700+ words ; ...Brazil's southern State of Rio Grande do Sul, aiming to promote sustainable...This is the fifth loan of the Rio Grande do Sul Integrated Municipal Development...oldest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and the site of the southern...
	Reproductive biology of male franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) (Mammalia: Cetacea) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil . Magazine article from: Fishery Bulletin; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words* ; ...121 individuals collected in Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil, was...Secchi et al., 2002). In the Rio Grande do Sul coast, southern Brazil, this...captures on franciscanas in Rio Grande do Sul were carried out by using available...
	Brazil : Exports Grow 19% and Imports 60% in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 8/18/2008; 685 words ; Byline: sanjayV03 Rio Grande do Sul state, in the south tip of...of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs), Paulo Tigre. According...Exports from the state of Rio Grande do Sul grew 25%, reaching US$ 10...
	COMPANY FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL EXPORTS TECHNOLOGY TO AFRICA Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 4/5/2009; 592 words ; ...technology (IT) company from Rio Grande do Sul, headquartered in the city...Production Regions in Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul, a project developed by the Rio Grande do Sul state branch of the Brazilian...
	EXTERNAL SALES FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL INCREASED 7% IN MARCH Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 4/27/2006; 456 words ; ...southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul increased by 7% in March this...March, external sales from the Rio Grande do Sul dropped 3% in the first quarter...Federation of Industries of the Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs), Paulo Tigre. The...
	INDUSTRY FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL EXPORTS 22% MORE Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 5/1/2008; 456 words ; ...According to anba: Exports from Rio Grande do Sul state industry (S Brazil...of industrial products from Rio Grande do Sul reached US$ 3.19 billion...of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs), Paulo Tigre, the...
	BRAZIL: INDUSTRY FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL EXPORTS 22% MORE. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/1/2008; 570 words ; ...According to anba: Exports from Rio Grande do Sul state industry (S Brazil...of industrial products from Rio Grande do Sul reached US$ 3.19 billion...of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs), Paulo Tigre, the...
	BRAZIL: EXTERNAL SALES FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL INCREASED 7% IN MARCH. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/27/2006; 579 words ; ...southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul increased by 7% in March this...March, external sales from the Rio Grande do Sul dropped 3% in the first quarter...Federation of Industries of the Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs), Paulo Tigre. The...
	BRAZIL: COMPANY FROM RIO GRANDE DO SUL EXPORTS TECHNOLOGY TO AFRICA. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/5/2009; 700+ words ; ...technology (IT) company from Rio Grande do Sul, headquartered in the city...Production Regions in Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul, a project developed by the Rio Grande do Sul state branch of the Brazilian...