São Borja Explained

São Borja
Official Name:Municipality of São Borja
Settlement Type:Municipality
Motto:Terra dos Presidentes
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South
Subdivision Type2:State
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:March 11, 1833
Area Total Km2:3,616.6
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:60,019
Population Density Km2:17.05
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-28.6602°N -56.0038°W
Elevation M:123
Postal Code:97670-000
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.736 – high[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/sao-borja/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).