Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (English: /ˌr_ˌɡrændi_d_ˈsʊl/, English: /-_ˌɡrndi_d_ˈsl/, Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒ(i) du ˈsuw]; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo, Rivera and …