Rio Grande, city and seaport in southern Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul State. The city is an important trade center for the surrounding agricultural and stock-raising area and a busy port from which grain, meat products, hides, and wool are exported. In the city are meat-packing plants, fish canneries, and textile mills. A university also is here. Population (1996) 178,256.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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