Arroio do Sal explained

Arroio do Sal
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type2:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name2:Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
Subdivision Type3:Microregion
Subdivision Name3:Osório
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:João Luiz da Rocha
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 22, 1988
Area Total Km2:120.939
Elevation M:6
Population As Of:2020[1]
Population Total:10,279
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-29.5508°N -49.8889°W
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Website:arroiodosal.rs.gov.br
Blank Name Sec1:HDI
Blank Info Sec1:0.813
Blank1 Name Sec1:GDP
Blank1 Info Sec1:R$ 54,357,000
Blank2 Name Sec1:GDP per capita
Blank2 Info Sec1:R$8,140.00

Arroio do Sal is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is about 30 km south of Torres and 30 km north of Capão da Canoa, thus in about the northern half of the state's shoreline. It is 175 km from Porto Alegre, with which it is connected via BR 101 and BR 290.

Though the population is only about 10,000, during the summer tourism season the number of people increases to about 90,000. It includes 27 km of the Atlantic coast and has about 60 beaches.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/arroio-do-sal/panorama IBGE 2020