Taquaru�u do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) (original) (raw)
The municipality of Taquaru�u do Sul (2,966 inhabitants in 2010; 7,774 ha) is located 400 km north of Porto Alegre.
Taquaru�u do Sul was established in 1919 by Italian immigrants coming from the "old" colonies of Sierra Ga�cha (Guapor�) and the 4th Colony (J�lio de Castilhos, Cachoeira do Sul, Ivor� and Faxinal do Soturno). who settled near a source surrounded by taquara�u plants (Chusquea gaudichaudii Kunth, a bamboo species natives to South Brazil).
The municipality of Taquaru�u do Sul was established by State Law No. 8,599 promulgated on 9 May 1988, separating from Frederico Westphalen, and inaugurated on 1 January 1989. The limits with the municipal territory were rectified by State Law No. 8,972 promulgated on 8 January 1990.