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Piratini
Catholic Church
Catholic Church
Official seal of Piratini
Location of Piratini in Rio Grande do Sul
Location of Piratini in Rio Grande do Sul
Piratini is located in Brazil
Piratini
Piratini
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 31°26′52″S 53°06′14″W / 31.44778°S 53.10389°W / -31.44778; -53.10389
Country  Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion Sudoeste Rio-grandense
Microregion Serras de Sudeste
Founded6 July 1789
Government
 • MayorVilso Agnelo da Silva Gomes
Area
 • Total3,561.48 km2 (1,375.10 sq mi)
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total20,704
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
DemonymPiratinenses
Time zone UTC−3 ( BRT)

Piratini is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of some 21,000. It is the former capital of the short-lived Riograndense Republic which was proclaimed on September 11, 1836.

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