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Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo is a municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the tenth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.
Passo Fundo is a city well known because of the singer, composer and filmmaker Vitor Mateus Teixeira, better known as Teixeirinha, he was born in the city of Rolante in Rio Grande do Sul, and adopted the city of Passo Fundo as his own, the singer liked a lot from the city, in 1960 he composed the song "Gaúcho de Passo Fundo", which was very successful and made Passo Fundo become a known city throughout Brazil. Teixeirinha composed two more songs in homage to the city of Passo Fundo, they are "Saudades de Passo Fundo" (1963) and "Passo Fundo do Coração" (1973), as well as producing and starring in a film set in the city, a film called "O Gaucho de Passo Fundo", released in 1978.
The territory that today constitutes the Passo Fundo region was part of the famous Jesuit Province of the Eastern Missions of Uruguay. Its first inhabitants were the Tupi-Guarani indigenous people and, later, the Jê group, notably the Kaingang, called "Coroados". They sustained themselves through hunting, honey, fruits, and the cultivation of corn and beans. The municipality of Passo Fundo, emancipated by Provincial Law No. 340 of January 28, 1857, and established on August 7 of the same year, was formed from 1827 onwards, as a result of the occupation of the Middle and Upper Uruguay Plateau, with its original territory now encompassing one hundred and seven municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul. It was named after the Passo Fundo River, used by muleteers since the 18th century.
To avoid the difficulties of the old road that passed through Viamão and Santo Antônio da Patrulha and headed towards the lands of São Paulo, new paths were opened that crossed the pampas. The drovers chose to enter the still deserted countryside, thus traveling a less winding route between southern Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, and vice versa. The designation of the ford, that is, the shallow stream that allowed passage on foot, called "passo," extended to the respective river and the place where it was located, a small cluster of houses formed next to the road, thus giving rise to the current city of Passo Fundo.
The following highways leave Passo Fundo:
The town is served by Lauro Kurtz Airport located on BR-285, São José. Daily flights from Passo Fundo are headed to:
Distances from Passo Fundo to:
Lying near latitude 28° South at an elevation of 690 m (2,260 ft), Passo Fundo has a humid subtropical climate. The annual mean temperature is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) with highs of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in January and 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) in July and lows of 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in January and 8.8 °C (47.8 °F) in July. Winters can be slightly cool with temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), frequent frosts and occasional snowfalls. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year with September receiving the highest amount of 183.4 mm (7.22 in) and May receiving the lowest amount of 133.5 mm (5.26 in). Humidity is around 70% every month.
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Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo is a municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the tenth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.
Passo Fundo is a city well known because of the singer, composer and filmmaker Vitor Mateus Teixeira, better known as Teixeirinha, he was born in the city of Rolante in Rio Grande do Sul, and adopted the city of Passo Fundo as his own, the singer liked a lot from the city, in 1960 he composed the song "Gaúcho de Passo Fundo", which was very successful and made Passo Fundo become a known city throughout Brazil. Teixeirinha composed two more songs in homage to the city of Passo Fundo, they are "Saudades de Passo Fundo" (1963) and "Passo Fundo do Coração" (1973), as well as producing and starring in a film set in the city, a film called "O Gaucho de Passo Fundo", released in 1978.
The territory that today constitutes the Passo Fundo region was part of the famous Jesuit Province of the Eastern Missions of Uruguay. Its first inhabitants were the Tupi-Guarani indigenous people and, later, the Jê group, notably the Kaingang, called "Coroados". They sustained themselves through hunting, honey, fruits, and the cultivation of corn and beans. The municipality of Passo Fundo, emancipated by Provincial Law No. 340 of January 28, 1857, and established on August 7 of the same year, was formed from 1827 onwards, as a result of the occupation of the Middle and Upper Uruguay Plateau, with its original territory now encompassing one hundred and seven municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul. It was named after the Passo Fundo River, used by muleteers since the 18th century.
To avoid the difficulties of the old road that passed through Viamão and Santo Antônio da Patrulha and headed towards the lands of São Paulo, new paths were opened that crossed the pampas. The drovers chose to enter the still deserted countryside, thus traveling a less winding route between southern Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, and vice versa. The designation of the ford, that is, the shallow stream that allowed passage on foot, called "passo," extended to the respective river and the place where it was located, a small cluster of houses formed next to the road, thus giving rise to the current city of Passo Fundo.
The following highways leave Passo Fundo:
The town is served by Lauro Kurtz Airport located on BR-285, São José. Daily flights from Passo Fundo are headed to:
Distances from Passo Fundo to:
Lying near latitude 28° South at an elevation of 690 m (2,260 ft), Passo Fundo has a humid subtropical climate. The annual mean temperature is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) with highs of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in January and 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) in July and lows of 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in January and 8.8 °C (47.8 °F) in July. Winters can be slightly cool with temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), frequent frosts and occasional snowfalls. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year with September receiving the highest amount of 183.4 mm (7.22 in) and May receiving the lowest amount of 133.5 mm (5.26 in). Humidity is around 70% every month.