Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul)
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The city of Santa Maria is known as the geographical heart of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil.
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Understand
Located at latitude 29º41'03" South and longitude 53º48'25" West, the city stays at 151m of altitude. The estimated population in 2004 was 261 980 inhabitants.
Santa Maria has one of the largest Federal Universities of Brazil, the Federal University of Santa Maria (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM). This institution currently has about 15.000 students involved in graduation and post-graduation activities.
Santa Maria is also known as "Cidade Cultura" (Culture City).
Get in
- Rodoviária de Santa Maria (in portuguese). Information on lines and schedules.
Get around
See
Do
Learn
- http://www.ufsm.br/ (in Portuguese)- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
- http://coralx.ufsm.br/_outros/sai.php/ (in English) - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
- http://www.unifra.br/ (in Portuguese) - Centro Universitário Franciscano
- http://www.imc.br/fames/ - Faculdade Metodista
- http://www.fapas.edu.br/ - Faculdade Palotina
- http://www.ulbra.br/ingles/index.htm/ (in english, incomplete version) - Ulbra
- http://www.ulbra.br/ (in Portuguese, complete version) - Ulbra
Buy
Eat
- Restaurante Augusto (tradicional mid-age restaurant) - Floriano Peixoto st, 1354 . phone 3223-1050
- Frei Pança (pizza, pasta) - Floriano Peixoto st, 1328 . phone 3221-2122
- Churrascaria Vera Cruz (very famous chicken barbecue) - Medianeira Av, 1600 . phone 3222-0606
- Imperial Sucos (sandwiches, mix juices) - Floriano Peixoto st, 1009 . phone 3222-5330
- Bovinu's Churrascaria - the best barbecue in the city (all you can eat style, buffet) - Venâncio Aires st, 1596 - phone 3221-1790
Drink
Sleep
- Park Hotel Morotin - RST 287 road - Km 6,2
Probably the best hotel in this area. More than 90 apartments and an event structure to receive about 1700 people simultaneously. Each apartment have phone with direct call and answering machine, air-conditioner, TV Directv with remote control and a small refrigerator. e-mail: reservas@park.com.br
The hotel stays about 5km of downtown. The taxi fare is between R$15 and R$20.
A single apartment costs about R$ 92,40 per day, a doble costs R$ 132,00 and a triple costs about R$ 193,60. Note that this values can be modified during the year.
Phone: 55 3226.5500
- Hotel Continental - Benjamin Constant st, 1209
- Itaimbé Palace Hotel - Venâncio Aires st, 2741
Phone: 55 3222.1144 e-mail: itaimbé@terra.com.br
- Palladium Executive Flat - Buenos Aires al, 322
Phone: 55 3222.4682 e-mail: palladium@terra.com.br
- Hotel Morotin - Ângelo Uglione st, 1629
Phone: 55 3222.4453 e-mail: morotin@morotin.com.br
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