Passo Fundo

Passo Fundo
Flag Seal
Nickname: Capital of the mid-Plateau, Land of the Good Folks
Motto: Better every day
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 28°15′46″S 52°24′25″W / -28.26278, -52.40694
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Founded	1827
Incorporated	1857
Government
- Mayor	Airton Lângaro Dipp
Area
- City	km²  ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Population (2006 est.)
- City
- Density	/km² (/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website: Prefeito de Passo Fundo

Passo Fundo is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants. Passo Fundo is nicknamed "A Terra de Gente Boa", Portuguese for "The Land of Good People or Folks." The city is known as being one of the most gaúcho cities in all of Rio Grande do Sul. It is not uncommon to see gaúchos walking the streets of Passo Fundo dressed in their full "pilcha" or typical gaúcho costumes.

Passo Fundo is the home town of the football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and the adopted place of Teixeirinha, a Gaúcho folkloric performer.

Fame

The city was mentioned in the science fiction movie Signs, as the location of a citizen-journalist's alien-video by alleged photographer Romero Valadares at his seven year old son's birthday party.

External links

• Passo Fundo City Hall
• Passo Fundo detailed City Street Map
• Teixeirinha Official Website
• San Silvestre Hotel in Passo Fundo

Coordinates: 28°15′S, 52°24′W

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