Mariana Pimentel

Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Official seal of Mariana Pimentel
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Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
30°20′S 51°35′W / 30.333°S 51.583°W / -30.333; -51.583Country BrazilStateRio Grande do SulPopulation
 (2020[1])
 • Total3,888Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Websitewww.marianapimentel.rs.gov.br

Mariana Pimentel is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located approximately 75 km from the state's capital, Porto Alegre.

Geography

Mariana Pimentel belongs to Porto Alegre Metropolitan Mesoregion and to Porto Alegre Microregion. The municipality can be accessed through RS-711, which is connected to BR-116.

Ecosystem

The outcrop Morro do Papaléo within Mariana Pimentel was the discovery site of two species of the extinct algae Brazilea, dating back to the Sakmarian of the Permian.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Smaniotto, Larissa P.; Fischer, Tiago V.; Souza, Paulo A.; Iannuzzi, Roberto (September–December 2006). "Palinologia do Morro do Papalléo, Mariana Pimentel (Permiano Inferior, Bacia do Paraná), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil". Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 9 (3): 311–322. doi:10.4072/rbp.2006.3.06.

External links

  • Prefecture's website
  • Department of Tourism of Rio Grande do Sul
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