Pelotas, Administrative district in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Located 270 kilometers from Porto Alegre, Pelotas extends along the banks of the São Gonçalo Channel and near Lagoa dos Patos in southern Brazil.
The settlement emerged in 1780 when Portuguese rancher José Pinto Martins established a dried meat production facility, transforming the region into Brazil's primary charque producer.
The annual Fenadoce festival brings over 300,000 visitors to experience Portuguese confectionery traditions and local gastronomy in dedicated exhibition spaces.
The municipality maintains two major educational institutions, the Federal University of Pelotas and Catholic University of Pelotas, serving approximately 22,000 students.
The region experiences an unusual climate pattern for Brazil, with cool winters that occasionally produce frost and, in rare instances, snowfall.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul
Inception: 1812
Elevation above the sea: 7 m
Shares border with: Morro Redondo, Capão do Leão, Arroio do Padre, Canguçu, Rio Grande, São Lourenço do Sul, Turuçu
Website: http://pelotas.rs.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -31.77194,-52.34278
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:39
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