Vitória das Missões

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).

Vitória das Missões
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
Vitória das Missões
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°21′3″S 54°29′45″W
Country Brazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
Micro-regionSanto Ângelo
Area
  Total259.61 km2 (100.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total3,463
  Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
Websitewww.vitoriadasmissoes.rs.gov.br

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