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Santa Maria is a municipality (município) in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2020, its population was 283,677 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 square kilometres (704 sq mi).
Santa Maria, city, central Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil, lying in the Jacuí River valley at an elevation of 502 feet (153 metres). Founded in 1797, it was given city status in 1876. The community was once called Santa Maria da Bôca do Monte (“St. Mary of the Mountain’s Mouth”)
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Santa Maria is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Known as the geographic heart of the state, the city is the gateway to Paleorrota, the state's paleontological tourism route.
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