Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Cachoeirinha is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, part of the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre (RMPA). It has a territorial area of 43.778 km² and an estimated population of 141,503 inhabitants, ranking 8th among the most populous cities in the RMPA and 13th among the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul. It borders the capital, Porto Alegre, and the municipalities of Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, Gravataí and Alvorada.
It stands out for its large industrial district and for housing the Rice Experimental Station of the Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz (IRGA). The municipality also hosts Esporte Clube Cruzeiro.
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