# Rio Grande do Sul

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre.

## Etymology
From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul (literally “Great River of the South”). Rio Grande (“Great River”) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos lagoon, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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