Soledade | |
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Municipality | |
 Tuias Park, in Soledade, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
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| Nickname: "Cidade das Pedras Preciosas" (City of Precious Stones) | |
 Location of Soledade in Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Noroeste Rio-Grandense |
| Microregion | Soledad |
| Founded | 29 March 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marilda Borges Corbelini (MDB, 2021 - 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,215.056 km2 (469.136 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 31,067 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Soledadense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | Official website |
Soledade is a municipality inRio Grande do Sul,Brazil. The city is nicknamed theCidade das Pedras Preciosas meaning theCity of Precious Stones orRare Gems. Much of theamethyst sold in the world comes from the mines of Rio Grande do Sul near Soledade. Most of the factories in Soledade process and sell these stones internationally. As of 2020, the estimated population was 31,035.[1]
Its other famous export apart from its precious stones, isFábio Rochemback who played football forGrêmio.
Another notable citizen was Joaquim Mauricio Cardoso, a lawyer, professor, and politician. He was the governor for the state ofRio Grande do Sul, having a public school[2] in Soledade founded after him.
| Climate data for Soledade, elevation 530 m (1,740 ft), (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 22.0 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.8 (55.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 168.0 (6.61) | 150.0 (5.91) | 137.0 (5.39) | 141.0 (5.55) | 153.0 (6.02) | 152.0 (5.98) | 169.0 (6.65) | 124.0 (4.88) | 160.0 (6.30) | 235.0 (9.25) | 152.0 (5.98) | 168.0 (6.61) | 1,909 (75.13) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 247 | 202 | 209 | 187 | 184 | 157 | 170 | 173 | 164 | 210 | 234 | 229 | 2,366 |
| Source 1:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatempo (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
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