Passo Fundo facts for kids
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Passo Fundo
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Municipality
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| Municipality of Passo Fundo | |||
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| Nickname(s):
Capital of the mid-Plateau, Land of the Good Folks
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| Motto(s):
Work, Brotherhood, Progress!
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul
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 Passo Fundo
Location in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Region | South | ||
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Founded | 1827 | ||
| Incorporated | 1857 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 758.27 km2 (292.77 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 687 m (2,254 ft) | ||
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 204,722 | ||
| • Density | 241/km2 (620/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) | ||
| HDI (2010) | 0.776 – high | ||
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Passo Fundo is a municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the tenth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.
Passo Fundo is a city well known because of the singer, composer and filmmaker Vitor Mateus Teixeira, better known as Teixeirinha, he was born in the city of Rolante in Rio Grande do Sul, and adopted the city of Passo Fundo as his own, the singer liked a lot from the city, in 1960 he composed the song "Gaúcho de Passo Fundo", which was very successful and made Passo Fundo become a known city throughout Brazil. Teixeirinha composed two more songs in homage to the city of Passo Fundo, they are "Saudades de Passo Fundo" (1963) and "Passo Fundo do Coração" (1973), as well as producing and starring in a film set in the city, a film called "O Gaucho de Passo Fundo", released in 1978.
Contents
Geography
Accessibility
The following highways leave Passo Fundo:
- BR 285: east to west
- BR 153: north to south
- RS 324: northwest to southeast
- RS 135: northeast
The town is served by Lauro Kurtz Airport located on BR-285, São José. Daily flights from Passo Fundo are headed to:
- With Oceanair - Guarulhos, SP
- With Azul - Campinas, SP
- With NHT - Porto Alegre, Santo Ângelo, Pelotas, Rio Grande, Sant'Ana do Livramento/Riveira, Santa Maria, Florianópolis, Curitiba, Santa Rosa, Erechim, Caçador, and Joaçaba.
Distances to other major cities
Distances from Passo Fundo to:
- Bagé, RS: 541 km (336 mi).
- Balneário Camboriú, SC: 570 km (350 mi)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: 1,238 km (769 mi).
- Caxias do Sul, RS: 207 km (129 mi).
- Chapecó, SC: 180 km (110 mi).
- Curitiba, PR: 582 km (362 mi).
- Florianópolis, SC: 510 km (320 mi).
- Montevideo, Uruguay: 1,026 km (638 mi).
- Pelotas, RS: 561 km (349 mi).
- Porto Alegre, RS: 280 km (170 mi).
- Santana do Livramento, RS: 591 km (367 mi).
- Santa Maria, RS: 293 km (182 mi).
- São Paulo, SP : 966 km (600 mi).
- Uruguaiana, RS: 562 km (349 mi).
Climate
Lying near latitude 28° South at an elevation of 690 m (2,260 ft), Passo Fundo has a humid subtropical climate. The annual mean temperature is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) with highs of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in January and 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) in July and lows of 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in January and 8.8 °C (47.8 °F) in July. Winters can be slightly cool with temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), frequent frosts and occasional snowfalls. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year with September receiving the highest amount of 183.4 mm (7.22 in) and May receiving the lowest amount of 133.5 mm (5.26 in). Humidity is around 70% every month.
| Climate data for Passo Fundo (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 173.7 (6.84) |
146.9 (5.78) |
137.3 (5.41) |
140.2 (5.52) |
153.5 (6.04) |
158.1 (6.22) |
163.0 (6.42) |
130.8 (5.15) |
165.5 (6.52) |
239.4 (9.43) |
160.1 (6.30) |
162.2 (6.39) |
1,930.7 (76.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 112 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.5 | 75.3 | 73.8 | 72.8 | 76.4 | 78.9 | 76.3 | 71.7 | 72.5 | 71.6 | 65.1 | 67.3 | 72.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 239 | 207.2 | 209.6 | 189.3 | 173.7 | 150.5 | 176.8 | 182.1 | 165.2 | 184.9 | 233.1 | 248.9 | 2,360.3 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | |||||||||||||
Economy
The economy is predominantly based on services, with some light industry and agriculture in the surrounding area. Transformation industries employed 8,731 workers in 2006, with commerce employing 19,287, public administration employing 2,808, education employing 3,374, and health employing 4,624 workers.
In the agricultural sector there was limited cattle-raising activity due to the small area of the municipality. The poultry industry was of some significance. The main crops were corn, soybeans, and wheat. In 2006 there were 887 farms employing around 3,600 workers, most of whom were relatives of the farm owner.
National renown
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. It is also known by the country as the National Capital of Literature, according to the law nº 11.264, because of the many literary events and debates organized in the city, such as the National Journey of Literature and the highest readership in the country (6.5 books per year per inhabitant).
Notable people
Passo Fundo is the home town of football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, and also of the philosopher, opera singer, poet and Germanic philologist Henrique García, and the adopted place of Teixeirinha, a Gaúcho folkloric performer, the modern gaúcho band Pala Velho, as well as it is known for being Pipe's birthplace. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo, elevated from a Diocese in 2011. It is also home of supermodel Letícia Birkheuer and famous volleyball players and brothers Gustavo and Murilo Endres.
