Passo Fundo

Infobox City
official_name = Passo Fundo
nickname = Capital of the mid-Plateau, Land of the Good Folks
motto = Better each day
website = [http://www.pmpf.rs.gov.br Prefeito de Passo Fundo]




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map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = South
subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Airton Lângaro Dipp
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1827
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1857
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area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 758.27
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population_as_of = 2006 est.
population_total = 188302
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 241
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 28
latm = 3
lats =
latNS = S
longd = 52
longm = 4
longs =
longEW = W
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 687
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Passo Fundo is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants. Passo Fundo is nicknamed "A Terra de Gente Boa", Portuguese for "The Land of Good People or Folks." The city is known as being one of the most gaúcho cities in all of Rio Grande do Sul. It is not uncommon to see gaúchos walking the streets of Passo Fundo dressed in their full "pilcha" or typical gaúcho costumes.

Passo Fundo is the home town of the football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and the adopted place of Teixeirinha, a Gaúcho folkloric performer, as well as it is known for being Pipe's birthplace. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Passo Fundo.

The city was mentioned in the movie Signs as the origin of a video from a child's birthday party, in which an image of an alien was captured. [cite web|http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/s/signs-script-transcript-mel-gibson.html]

External links

* [http://www.pmpf.rs.gov.br/ Passo Fundo City Hall]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=passo+fundo,+brazil&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1&iwloc=A Passo Fundo detailed City Street Map]
* [http://www.teixeirinha.com.br/ Teixeirinha Official Website]
* [http://www.sansilvestre.com.br/ San Silvestre Hotel in Passo Fundo]
* [http://www.upf.br/ University of Passo Fundo]