Osório, Rio Grande do Sul explained

Osório
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-29.8942°N -50.2652°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type2:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type3:Microregion
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Founded
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2020[1]
Population Total:46,414
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area/distance code
Blank Name Sec1:IBGE code
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3

Osório is a coastal municipality and a town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population is about 46,000 inhabitants.

Osório is located 90 km east of the state capital, Porto Alegre. The municipality was created in 1857 by fission from Santo Antonio da Patrulha and named Conceição do Arroio. It was renamed in 1934 by decree to honor Manuel Luís Osório, 19th century military commander and politician who was born there.

The Osório wind farm, the largest wind power park in Latin America (300MW) was built in 2006 in the outskirts of the town.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/osorio/panorama IBGE 2020