"Rio Grande do Sul" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul (literally “Great River of the South”). Rio Grande (“Great River”) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos lagoon, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Rio Grande do Sul|lit=Great River of the South}} Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul (literally “Great River of the South”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Rio Grande do Sul
  1. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre Categories (place): Places in Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, States of Brazil Related terms (Federal District): Federal District Related terms (States): Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins Translations (state in southern Brazil): رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو سُولْ (riyū ḡrāndī dū sūl) (Arabic), Ռիու Գրանդի դու Սուլ (Ṙiu Grandi du Sul) (Armenian), 南里奧格蘭德州 /南里奥格兰德州 (Chinese Mandarin), Rio Grande do Sul (French), რიუ-გრანდი-დუ-სული (riu-grandi-du-suli) (Georgian), Ρίο Γκράντε ντο Σουλ (Río Gkránte nto Soul) (Greek), リオグランデ・ド・スル (Riogurande do Suru) (Japanese), Rio Grande do Sul [masculine] (Portuguese), Ри́у-Гра́нди-ду-Сул (Ríu-Grándi-du-Sul) (Russian), Río Grande del Sur (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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