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| Rio Grande do Sul |
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(r ´ grän´d th s l) (KEY) , state (1996 pop. 9,445,000), 108,951 sq mi (282,183 sq km), S Brazil, bordering on Argentina and Uruguay and on the Atlantic Ocean. Pôrto Alegre is the capital. |
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