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Population: 275,432 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Gravataí is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, located north of the state capital, about 23 km away, and is one of the 32 members of the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region (RMPA). It covers an area of 468.288 km², of which 121.37 km² is urban area, and its population was counted in 2022 at 265,074 inhabitants, making it the sixth most populous municipality in the state and the third in the RMPA.
Gravataí was originally founded in 1763, although its official emancipation only came in 1880. One version of its etymology holds that the name is a combination of the name of a species of Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae), gravatá, which was abundant in the region, and the word hy, which means river in the Guarani language. Today its main source of income is the industrial sector, with the General Motors Automotive Industrial Complex of Gravataí as an important source of profit, making the city a hub of the Brazilian metal-mechanical industry.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
RS average (19 cities): 82 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
5.45 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
67.66 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
RS average (19 cities): 41 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
219.77 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,596.85 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.67 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.63 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RS average (19 cities): 48 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
31.39 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.92 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 63 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
18.01 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,449 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Salgado Filho (SBPA), 18 km in a straight line · 1,449 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 20.7 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.2 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 27.7 | 30.0 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 20.7 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 19.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 121 | 111 | 103 | 114 | 113 | 130 | 164 | 120 | 148 | 153 | 106 | 112 |
Weather station Porto Alegre, 21 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.
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