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Barão | |
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| Coordinates:29°22′37″S51°29′45″W / 29.37694°S 51.49583°W /-29.37694; -51.49583 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Metropolitana de Porto Alegre[1] |
| Microregion | MontenegroIBGE/2008[1] |
| Founded | December 5, 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Ferrari (PT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.497 km2 (48.069 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
• Total | 6,202 |
| • Density | 49.82/km2 (129.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI | 0.807[3] |
| GDP | R$ 40,682,000[4] |
| GDP per capita | R$7,647.00 |
Barão is a municipality in the state ofRio Grande do Sul,Brazil. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km fromPorto Alegre.The municipality is bordered byCarlos Barbosa (north),São Vendelino (east),Bom Princípio (southeast),Tupandi (southeast),São Pedro da Serra (south),Salvador do Sul (southwest),Poço das Antas (southwest), andBoa Vista do Sul (northwest).
The residents are primarily ofGerman Brazilian descent.
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