Rio Grande do Sul

Meaning

Proper Noun

state South Region (region) Brazil (country)

Origin

From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul, which literally means "Great River of the South". Rio Grande ("Great River") is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.

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