São Borja

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Municipality in South, Brazil

São Borja
Municipality
Municipality of São Borja
Flag Seal
Motto:  Terra dos Presidentes
São Borja Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°39′36.84″S 56°00′13.82″W / 28.6602333°S 56.0038389°W / -28.6602333; -56.0038389
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Founded	March 11, 1833
Area
• Total	3,616.6 km2 (1,396.4 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population  (2020 )
• Total	60,019
• Density	17.05/km2 (44.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.736 – high
Website	www.saoborja.rs.gov.br

São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.

Proximity with Argentina

It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguay River (Portuguese spelling of the river: Uruguai).

Served also by São Borja Airport, the city is linked to the Argentine city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.

Presidential heritage

São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954) and João Goulart (1919–1976).

See also

• Rio Grande do Sul#Geography
• Saint Francis Borgia

References

1. ^ IBGE 2020
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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