Settlement Type: | municipality |
Official Name: | Sapucaia do Sul |
Motto: | Attitude, willpower and eyes on the future |
Website: | sapucaiadosul.rs.gov.br |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Volmir Rodrigues (PP) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1961 |
Area Total Km2: | 58.309 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2022[2] |
Population Total: | 132,107 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -29.8389°N -51.1439°W |
Elevation M: | 35 |
Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the south of Brazil, in the region of "Vale dos Sinos".
Sapucaia do Sul is a commercial city, and some industries have been there since the 1960s. The city is crossed by BR-116, one of the most important roads in Brazil.The coordinates of this place are -29.829, -51.144. As of 2020, the city has a population of 141,808.
One of its main touristic attractions is the Zoo Park.[3]