Santana do Livramento
Santana do Livramento | |
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| Municipality of Santana do Livramento | |
| Nickname(s): Livramento (Deliverance) Fronteira da Paz (Border of Peace) | |
Location of Santana do Livramento | |
| Coordinates: 30°52′39″S 55°31′59″W / 30.87750°S 55.53306°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 30 July 1823 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ana Luiza Moura Tarouco (PL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,950.370 km2 (2,683.553 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 76,321 |
| • Density | 11.86/km2 (4.62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Area code | +55 (55) |
| Language | Portuguese(Official), Portuñol/Portunhol (Commonly spoken) |
| Website | Santana do Livramento |
Santana do Livramento, also spelled Sant'Ana do Livramento, is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, forming together an international city of almost 170,000 inhabitants. Santana do Livramento was founded on 30 July 1823, and in 1857 was emancipated from Alegrete as a city. In 2009, the city was officially declared by the Brazilian government as the symbolic city of Brazilian integration with the Mercosur member states.