São Borja

Also known as Sao Borja

municipality of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: South
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Founded: March 11, 1833
Total: 3,616.6 km (1,396.4 sq mi)
Elevation: 123 m (404 ft)
Density: 17.05/km (44.2/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−3 ( BRT )
Postal code: 97670-000
Hdi 2010: 0.736 – high
Website: www .saoborja .rs .gov .br

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São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Places of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.

Proximity with Argentina