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São Borja | |
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| Municipality of São Borja | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: Terra dos Presidentes | |
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  São Borja Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:28°39′36.84″S56°00′13.82″W / 28.6602333°S 56.0038389°W /-28.6602333; -56.0038389 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | March 11, 1833 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,616.6 km2 (1,396.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 60,019 |
| • Density | 17.05/km2 (44.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 97670-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.736 –high[2] |
| Website | www |
São Borja is a city in theBrazilian state ofRio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of theSeven Places of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor ofSaint Francis Borgia.
It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by theUruguay River (Portuguese spelling of the river:Uruguai).
Served also bySão Borja Airport, the city is linked to the Argentine city ofSanto Tomé through theIntegration Bridge.
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents:Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954) andJoão Goulart (1919–1976).
| Climate data for São Borja (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.1 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.6 (45.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 130.5 (5.14) | 131.6 (5.18) | 159.2 (6.27) | 203.1 (8.00) | 132.1 (5.20) | 109.3 (4.30) | 92.2 (3.63) | 79.2 (3.12) | 127.3 (5.01) | 177.2 (6.98) | 148.8 (5.86) | 137.8 (5.43) | 1,628.3 (64.12) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 283 | 240 | 238 | 197 | 190 | 157 | 176 | 181 | 188 | 236 | 263 | 287 | 2,636 |
| Source:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[3] | |||||||||||||
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