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 image by Ivan Sache, 
14 July 2020
 image by Ivan Sache, 
14 July 2020
The municipality of Cerro Grande (2,465 inhabitants in 2014; 7,344 ha) is 
located 400 km of Porto Alegre.
Cerro Grande was established by 65 
families of Italian and Polish origin. The place is said to have been named in 
1890 by a group of hunters who were impressed by a big hill ("cerro grande").
The district of Cerro Grande was established within Palmeira das Missões by 
Municipal Law No. 478 promulgated on 27 August 1959. The municipality of Cerro 
Grande was established by State Law No. 8,564 promulgated on 13 April 1988, and 
inaugurated on 1 January 1989; its limits were changed by State Law No. 9,008 
promulgated on 11 January 1990.
https://cerrogrande.rs.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 14 July 2020
The flag of Cerro Grande is vertically divided blue-white-red with the municipal 
coat of arms in the center.
Photo
http://cerrogrande.rs.gov.br/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/337473ce-d358-486f-8904-f4f6c6effe71.jpg 
 Ivan Sache, 
14 July 2020