Vitória das Missões

Vitória das Missões
Municipality

Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
Vitória das Missões

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 28°21′3″S 54°29′45″W / 28.35083°S 54.49583°W / -28.35083; -54.49583Coordinates: 28°21′3″S 54°29′45″W / 28.35083°S 54.49583°W / -28.35083; -54.49583
Country  Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Micro-region Santo Ângelo
Area
  Total 259.61 km2 (100.24 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 3,463
  Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2)
Website www.vitoriadasmissoes.rs.gov.br

Vitória das Missões is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 3,463 (2015 est.) in an area of 259.61 km².[1] It is located 461 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete and east of Argentina. Its nickname is "Progress" (Progresso in Portuguese).

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