| District of Arroio Grande | |
| Other Name: | Arroio Grande, the 4th district of Santa Maria |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | -29.6443°N -53.6766°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality/City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santa Maria |
| Government Type: | Subprefecture |
| Governing Body: | Subprefect |
| Area Total Km2: | 130.76 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 50.49 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Max M: | 485 |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 1591 |
| Elevation Min M: | 69 |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 226 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2702 |
| Population Rank: | 4th of 10 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 328 |
| Population Rural: | 2374 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Neighbourhoods |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Adjacent districts |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Palma, Sede. |
| Website: | Official site of Santa Maria |
Arroio Grande[3] ("big rivulet") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the north portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 18 km (11,18 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria. The district is known as the portal to a wave of Italian immigration in the late 1870s.
The district of Arroio Grande owns an area of 130.71 km² that is equivalent to 7.30% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791.65 km².
The district was created in 1988 by municipal law 3099/88 of 1988.[4]
The district limits with the districts of Palma and Sede, and with the municipalities of Silveira Martins, Júlio de Castilhos and Itaára.
The district of Arroio Grande is divided in the following bairros, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhoods: