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Carazinho is a city located 246 km from Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the eleventh most populous municipality in Brazil and the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre is one of the most important cultural, political and economic centers of...

, in the northwest portion of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost State of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development Index in the country. In Rio Grande do Sul we can find the most southern city of the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay...

. Carazinho-RS was founded on 1931 and today has a population of 59,857. Carazinho's primary economy is focused on agriculture. Corn and wheat are the major products.

Carazinho can be accessed via BR-285 or BR-386
BR-386
BR-386 is a Brazilian Road connecting the southern states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.-External links:*...

, which are major roads in Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost State of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development Index in the country. In Rio Grande do Sul we can find the most southern city of the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay...

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It has an altitude of 603 meters and an area of 676 Km²