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Pelotas (pəlô`təsh), city (1991 pop. 291,100), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil, an inland port on the São Gonçalo canal. It is a major export point for the stock-raising region of S Rio Grande do Sul and is a transfer point for ocean-to-lake shipping. The city is Brazil's main producer of dried beef. Flour, rice, and leather products are also manufactured. Pelotas was settled in the late 18th cent. by colonists from the Azores. It expanded in the 19th cent. with the growth of the dried-beef industry. There are four universities in Pelotas. Pelotas a port in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul on the Canal de São Gonçalo. Pop.: 323 000 (2005 est.) |
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Forme pequenas pelotas con la mezcla (del tamano de una naranja). Federal de Pelotas Brasil 13 Seguros Monterrey New York Mexico Life 14 Coppel Mexico 15 BCP Telecomunicacoes Brasil 16 Entel Chile 17 Ericsson Telecom Mexico 18 Connect Argentina 19 Tribunal de Contas da Uniao Brasil 20 Acominas Brasil 21 KPMG Cardenas Dosal Mexico 22 Univ. Currently, Telet covers more than 80 cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, including Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Pelotas and Santa Maria. |
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