Itaqui
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A view of the Uruguay river from the port of Itaqui (Background: Alvear, Corrientes, Argentina)
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| Nickname(s): The Portal of Rio Grande | |||
 Itaqui's location in the state of Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Coordinates: 29°7′S 56°33′W / 29.117°S 56.550°WCoordinates: 29°7′S 56°33′W / 29.117°S 56.550°W | |||
| Emancipated? | December 6, 1858 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Prefecture | ||
| • Mayor (Prefeito) | Gil Marques Filho | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,406 km2 (1,315 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 41,902 | ||
| Time zone | Brasilia (UTC-3) | ||
| CEP (Post Code) | 97650-000 | ||
| Website | http://www.itaqui.rs.gov.br | ||
Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 meters (187 ft), by the Uruguay River. Its population is currently estimated at 42,000.
The municipality contains part of the 4,392 hectares (10,850 acres) São Donato Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1975 that protects an area of wetlands on the Butuí River, a tributary of the Uruguay River.
The city's first mayor was Felipe Nery de Aguiar, (1896–1900).
The city's inhabitant denonym is Itaquiense / Gaúcho. The city’s patron saint is Saint Patrick.
Theatro Prezewodowski, or Teatro Prezewodowski, was built in 1883 and is one of the oldest in South America. It is constructed of masonry, with a façade 15 meters high—an important characteristic being the mobile auditorium, which, with a special mechanism, puts the main floor level with the stage, for balls and other types of events. The façade above the main entrance is decorated with an entrance porch with two Roman columns. Windows are on either side of this main entrance on the ground and first floor levels, and the first floor has two doors with fences of iron.
The name of the Theater is a hommage to Estanislau Przewodowski, who fought in the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) and was of Polish-descendant, (he was born in Bahia) and then leader of the Flotilla of the High, Uruguay River, unit of the Brazilian Navy, that was anchored here in the waters of the Uruguay River in Itaqui, during approximately 40 years. The Prezewodowski Theater is situated in front of the “Square Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca” and at the side of the Municipal City hall.
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