André da Rocha

Also known as Andre da Rocha

municipality of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion: Nordeste Rio-grandense
Microregion: Guaporé
Founded: May 12, 1988
Mayor: Ademir Antônio Zanotto ( PP )
Total: 329.736 km (127.312 sq mi)
Elevation: 700 m (2,300 ft)
Density: 4.073/km (10.55/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−3 ( BRT )
Gdp: R$ 15,913,000
Gdp per capita: R$ 13,789.00

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André da Rocha ( Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ da ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ] ) is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is surrounded by the municipalities Nova Prata, Protásio Alves, and Guabiju.

It was split off from Lagoa Vermelha in 1988, and named in honor of Desembargador Manuel André da Rocha, the first judge of the comarca of Lagoa Vermelha, and active defender of the municipality, which became a Republican redoubt during the Federalist Revolution (1893).