Quaraí, Administrative division in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The municipality of Quaraí extends across 3,147.63 square kilometers near the Brazilian border with Uruguay, alongside the Rio Quaraí river.
The territory witnessed the signing of the Treaty of Badajoz in 1801, which established Rio Grande do Sul's boundary along the Rio Quaraí.
The region bears traces of South American Indian heritage through the previous settlements of Jarros, Guenoas, Minuanos, and Charruas peoples.
Located 590 kilometers west of Porto Alegre, Quaraí maintains a population of 22,607 inhabitants with a density of 7.2 people per square kilometer.
The area contains the Cerro do Jarau, a 5.5-kilometer diameter crater formation that originated approximately 117 million years ago.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul
Elevation above the sea: 195 m
Shares border with: Alegrete, Rosário do Sul, Santana do Livramento, Uruguaiana
Website: http://quarai.rs.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -30.38778,-56.45083
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:16
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