Soledade is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city is nicknamed the Cidade das Pedras Preciosas meaning the City of Precious Stones or Rare Gems. Much of the amethyst sold in the world comes from the mines of Rio Grande do Sul near Soledade. Most of the factories in Soledade process and sell these stones internationally. As of 2020, the estimated population was 31,035.[1]
Soledade | |
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Municipality | |
 Tuias Park, in Soledade, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
 Flag _-_Brasao.png) Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: "Cidade das Pedras Preciosas" (City of Precious Stones) | |
 Location of Soledade in Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Noroeste Rio-Grandense |
| Microregion | Soledad |
| Founded | 29 March 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marilda Borges Corbelini (MDB, 2021 - 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,215.056 km2 (469.136 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 31,067 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Soledadense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | Official website |
Its other famous export apart from its precious stones, is Fábio Rochemback who played football for Grêmio.
Another notable citizen was Joaquim Mauricio Cardoso, a lawyer, professor, and politician. He was the governor for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, having a public school[2] in Soledade founded after him.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Soledade, elevation 530 m (1,740 ft), (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.0 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.8 (55.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168.0 (6.61) |
150.0 (5.91) |
137.0 (5.39) |
141.0 (5.55) |
153.0 (6.02) |
152.0 (5.98) |
169.0 (6.65) |
124.0 (4.88) |
160.0 (6.30) |
235.0 (9.25) |
152.0 (5.98) |
168.0 (6.61) |
1,909 (75.13) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 202 | 209 | 187 | 184 | 157 | 170 | 173 | 164 | 210 | 234 | 229 | 2,366 |
| Source 1: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatempo (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
References
editThis article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2021) |
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "ESCOLA NORMAL MAURÍCIO CARDOSO em Soledade, RS: (54) 3381..." eGuias.net (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul" (PDF). EMBRAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Climatologia em Soledade, BR". Climatempo. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links
edit- Soledade City Hall (in Portuguese)
- Site sobre a cidade (in Portuguese)
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