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Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul (rē'oo grän'di &thstrok;oo sOOl) [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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New embryogenesis findings from University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul published. (Women's Health Weekly)

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