"Rio Grande do Sul" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul, which literally means "Great River of the South". Rio Grande ("Great River") is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Rio Grande do Sul}} Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Rio Grande do Sul
  1. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre Wikipedia link: Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul Categories (place): Places in Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, States of Brazil Translations (state in southern Brazil): رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو سُولْ (riyū ḡrāndī dū sūl) (Arabic), Rio Grande do Sul (French), Rio Grande do Sul [masculine] (Portuguese), Ри́у-Гра́нди-ду-Сул (Ríu-Grándi-du-Sul) (Russian), Río Grande del Sur (Spanish)

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